NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB sales 27 June 2017. This is a laptop graphics card based on a Pascal architecture and made with 16 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 6 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 2 GHz are supplied, and together with 192 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 192.2 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 80 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	349
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.10	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GP106
Market segment	Laptop
Release date	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	1063 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	4,400 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	118.4	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	3.789 TFLOPS	of 109.7 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	48	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	80	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	of 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	192 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB. 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 Max-Q 6 GB 15.29

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 Max-Q 6 GB 5891

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 Max-Q 6 GB 13334

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 Max-Q 6 GB 10430

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 Max-Q 6 GB 74101

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 367999

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 3324

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD	80
4K	28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27
Battlefield 5	50−55
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27
Far Cry 5	62
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45
Forza Horizon 4	95−100
Hitman 3	27−30
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80
Metro Exodus	50−55
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27
Battlefield 5	50−55
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27
Far Cry 5	54
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45
Forza Horizon 4	95−100
Hitman 3	27−30
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80
Metro Exodus	50−55
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27
Far Cry 5	40
Forza Horizon 4	95−100
Hitman 3	27−30
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9
Far Cry 5	18−20
Forza Horizon 4	80−85
Hitman 3	18−20
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35
Metro Exodus	27−30
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12
Hitman 3	10−12
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80
Metro Exodus	14−16
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Far Cry 5	12
Forza Horizon 4	20−22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

Closest competitors

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook graphics cards.

Radeon 680M 104.64

GeForce MX570 A 102.75

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 100

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 100

Radeon 760M 97.78

GeForce MX570 97.32

GeForce GTX 970M 96.93

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is Radeon 760M, which is slower by 2% and lower by 5 positions in our ranking.