Qualcomm Adreno 690 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB with Qualcomm Adreno 690, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 6 GB
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
26.66
+877%

GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by a whopping 877% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking208805
Place by popularity10not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.25no data
Power efficiency15.3326.91
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP106no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 July 2016 (8 years ago)6 December 2018 (6 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 cores1280no data
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1709 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt7 Watt
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).

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2002 MHzno data
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.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
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
+877%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2.73

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252
+877%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 1049

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
+498%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2912

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1060 6 GB 12984
+343%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2933

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 6 GB 77035
+361%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 16708

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:

Full HD90
+291%
23
−291%
1440p47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
4K32
+967%
3−4
−967%

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
+400%
10−11
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Elden Ring 85−90
+1660%
5−6
−1660%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+971%
7−8
−971%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+808%
12−14
−808%
Metro Exodus 81
+1925%
4−5
−1925%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+900%
10−11
−900%
Valorant 100−110
+970%
10−11
−970%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+1043%
7−8
−1043%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Dota 2 90−95
+550%
14
−550%
Elden Ring 85−90
+1660%
5−6
−1660%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+400%
16
−400%
Fortnite 104
+593%
14−16
−593%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+808%
12−14
−808%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Metro Exodus 54
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 217
+768%
24−27
−768%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+720%
10−11
−720%
Valorant 100−110
+970%
10−11
−970%
World of Tanks 260−270
+439%
45−50
−439%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+843%
7−8
−843%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Dota 2 90−95
+160%
35
−160%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+400%
16−18
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+808%
12−14
−808%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65
+160%
24−27
−160%
Valorant 100−110
+970%
10−11
−970%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 45−50 0−1
Elden Ring 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+821%
18−20
−821%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
World of Tanks 170−180
+872%
18−20
−872%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 46
+2200%
2−3
−2200%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1029%
7−8
−1029%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75 0−1
Metro Exodus 50
+900%
5−6
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Valorant 70−75
+711%
9−10
−711%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Dota 2 45−50
+194%
16−18
−194%
Elden Ring 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+213%
14−16
−213%
Metro Exodus 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 67
+738%
8−9
−738%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+213%
14−16
−213%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Dota 2 45−50
+194%
16−18
−194%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Fortnite 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Valorant 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%

This is how GTX 1060 6 GB and Qualcomm Adreno 690 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 291% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 1075% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 967% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 6 GB is 4500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1060 6 GB surpassed Qualcomm Adreno 690 in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.66 2.73
Recency 19 July 2016 6 December 2018
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 7 Watt

GTX 1060 6 GB has a 876.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Qualcomm Adreno 690, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 1614.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a desktop card while Qualcomm Adreno 690 is a notebook one.


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