NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB sales 30 May 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. 6.144 MB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 8 GHz are supplied, and together with 192 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 192.2 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 60 - 70 Watt.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	324
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Value for money	5.55
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N17P-G1 Max-Q
Market segment	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2017 (6 years old)
Current price	$1010	of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

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 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Core clock speed	1063 - 1265 MHz	of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Boost clock speed	1341 - 1480 MHz	of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	4,400 million	of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	of 4 (H100 PCIe)
Power consumption (TDP)	60 - 70 Watt	of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	118.4	of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB)
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo)

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None

Memory

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	6.144 MB	of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Memory bus width	192 Bit	of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER)
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	of 3276 (Aldebaran)
Shared memory	-

Video outputs and ports

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	+

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 support

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

DirectX	12.0
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile)
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	+
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 performance 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 15.21

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 367999

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	82
4K	28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27
Battlefield 5	50−55
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27
Far Cry 5	70
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45
Forza Horizon 4	50−55
Hitman 3	40−45
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27
Battlefield 5	50−55
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27
Far Cry 5	65
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45
Forza Horizon 4	50−55
Hitman 3	40−45
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35
Metro Exodus	24−27
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27
Battlefield 5	50−55
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27
Far Cry 5	48
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45
Forza Horizon 4	50−55
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24
Hitman 3	24−27
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24
Metro Exodus	14−16
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14
Battlefield 5	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9
Far Cry 5	24−27
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30
Forza Horizon 4	30−33
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12
Hitman 3	14−16
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11
Metro Exodus	8−9
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8
Battlefield 5	16−18
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4
Far Cry 5	20
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16
Forza Horizon 4	21−24
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7

Relative performance

Overall GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook video cards.

GeForce MX570 101.58

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 100.46

Radeon 760M 100.26

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 100

GeForce GTX 970M 97.11

Arc A380 95

GeForce GTX 770M SLI 94.28

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is Radeon 760M, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.