GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP104	GN20-E3 GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 October 2018 (5 years ago)	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$150	no data

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	3840
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	1283 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	136.7	153.8

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	264.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	6.1	8.6

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	18 October 2018	4 January 2021
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt

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