GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated28
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGP106AD106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date27 June 2017 (6 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$979 $461

Detailed Specifications

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 cores12804352
Core clock speed1265 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1480 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate118.4324.5
Floating-point performance3,789 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data336 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8008 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s288.0 GB/s

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkanno data1.3
CUDA6.18.9

Pros & Cons Summary


Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 160 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB
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