RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB with RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
2017
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
15.27

RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking347109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.2723.83
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP106no data
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores12803072
Core clock speed1063 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1480 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate118.4no data
Floating-point processing power3.789 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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz16000 MHz
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
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 Ultimate
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 Max-Q 6 GB 15.27
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 39.43
+158%

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
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 15213
+158%

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
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 28910
+117%

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
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 21379
+105%

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
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 115230
+55.5%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 3324
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 8095
+144%

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 HD77
−147%
190−200
+147%
1440p54
−141%
130−140
+141%
4K30
−150%
75−80
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−157%
90−95
+157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Far Cry 5 62
−158%
160−170
+158%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−153%
250−260
+153%
Hitman 3 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−147%
190−200
+147%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−150%
130−140
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−153%
200−210
+153%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−157%
90−95
+157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Far Cry 5 54
−141%
130−140
+141%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−153%
250−260
+153%
Hitman 3 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−147%
190−200
+147%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−150%
130−140
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−150%
90−95
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−153%
200−210
+153%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−157%
90−95
+157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Far Cry 5 40
−150%
100−105
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−153%
250−260
+153%
Hitman 3 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−147%
190−200
+147%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
−157%
90−95
+157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−153%
200−210
+153%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−139%
55−60
+139%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−150%
200−210
+150%
Hitman 3 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−155%
240−250
+155%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Hitman 3 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−150%
190−200
+150%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−150%
60−65
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is 147% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is 141% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.27 39.43
Recency 27 June 2017 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 115 Watt

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has 43.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 158.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is a notebook graphics card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
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