Whistler vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | Whistler |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 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 cores | 1280 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 1265 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 118.4 | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | 8 |
| TMUs | 80 | 24 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB has a 150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB and Whistler. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB is a notebook card while Whistler is a desktop 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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