RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Place in performance ranking	328	321
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.50	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17P-G1 Max-Q	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1010	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1280	2048
Core clock speed	1063 - 1265 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1341 - 1480 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 - 70 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	118.4	98.37
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and RTX A500 Mobile 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6.144 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	96 GB/s
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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

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

DirectX	12.0	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. 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 15.24

RTX A500 Mobile 15.47
+1.5%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB by 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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
+24.1%

RTX A500 Mobile 10748

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 24% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 HD	81 +44.6%	56 −44.6%
1440p	20 −25%	25 +25%
4K	32 +6.7%	30−35 −6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −3.2%	30−35 +3.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −4%	24−27 +4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	62 +47.6%	40−45 −47.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Hitman 3	35−40 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −2.2%	45−50 +2.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −79.1%	77 +79.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −3.2%	30−35 +3.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −4%	24−27 +4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −80.5%	74 +80.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Hitman 3	35−40 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −2.2%	45−50 +2.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +38.7%	31 −38.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66 +106%	30−35 −106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −3.2%	30−35 +3.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −4%	24−27 +4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	40 −5%	40−45 +5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −2.2%	45−50 +2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +9.4%	30−35 −9.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −3.6%	27−30 +3.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −39.3%	39 +39.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 −3.1%	30−35 +3.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Hitman 3	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +60%	14−16 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 45% faster in 1080p
RTX A500 Mobile is 25% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 7% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 106% faster.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 80% faster.

All in all, in popular games: