GeForce GT 650M SLI vs GTX 1060 6 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB with GeForce GT 650M SLI, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 6 GB
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
26.66
+424%

GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms GT 650M SLI by a whopping 424% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking208629
Place by popularity10not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.25no data
Power efficiency15.33no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP106N13E-GE
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 July 2016 (8 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280768
Core clock speed1506 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speed1709 MHz835 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate136.7no data
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs80no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+
VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.66
+424%
GT 650M SLI 5.09

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1060 6 GB 17401
+384%
GT 650M SLI 3597

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1060 6 GB 55893
+336%
GT 650M SLI 12812

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 1060 6 GB 9091
+25295%
GT 650M SLI 36

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p400−450
+406%
79
−406%
Full HD90
+83.7%
49
−83.7%
1440p47
+488%
8−9
−488%
4K32
+433%
6−7
−433%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.32no data
1440p6.36no data
4K9.34no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+440%
10−11
−440%
Elden Ring 85−90
+577%
12−14
−577%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+400%
14−16
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+440%
10−11
−440%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+462%
21−24
−462%
Metro Exodus 81
+575%
12−14
−575%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+525%
16−18
−525%
Valorant 100−110
+792%
12−14
−792%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+433%
14−16
−433%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+440%
10−11
−440%
Dota 2 90−95
+435%
16−18
−435%
Elden Ring 85−90
+577%
12−14
−577%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+220%
24−27
−220%
Fortnite 104
+247%
30−33
−247%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+462%
21−24
−462%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+429%
16−18
−429%
Metro Exodus 54
+350%
12−14
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 217
+405%
40−45
−405%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+413%
16−18
−413%
Valorant 100−110
+792%
12−14
−792%
World of Tanks 260−270
+89.9%
139
−89.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+340%
14−16
−340%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+440%
10−11
−440%
Dota 2 90−95
+435%
16−18
−435%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+220%
24−27
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+462%
21−24
−462%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%
Valorant 100−110
+792%
12−14
−792%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Elden Ring 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+430%
30−35
−430%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
World of Tanks 170−180
+373%
35−40
−373%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 46
+475%
8−9
−475%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+618%
10−12
−618%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Metro Exodus 50
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+567%
6−7
−567%
Valorant 70−75
+421%
14−16
−421%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Dota 2 45−50
+176%
16−18
−176%
Elden Ring 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+194%
16−18
−194%
Metro Exodus 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 67
+347%
14−16
−347%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+194%
16−18
−194%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+500%
4−5
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Dota 2 45−50
+176%
16−18
−176%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+500%
6−7
−500%
Fortnite 30
+650%
4−5
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Valorant 35−40
+620%
5−6
−620%

This is how GTX 1060 6 GB and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 406% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 84% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 488% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 433% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 6 GB is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1060 6 GB surpassed GT 650M SLI in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.66 5.09
Recency 19 July 2016 22 March 2012
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

GTX 1060 6 GB has a 423.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a desktop card while GeForce GT 650M SLI is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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