ATI RV515 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking346not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)
GPU code nameN17P-G1 Max-QRV515
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 May 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 cores1280no data
Core clock speed1063 - 1265 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1341 - 1480 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 million107 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 - 70 Wattno data
Texture fill rate118.4no data
Floating-point processing power3.789 gflopsno data
ROPs484
TMUs804

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 sizelargeno data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6.144 MBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed8000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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.

DirectX12.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA6.1-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 16 nm 90 nm

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and RV515. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is a notebook card while RV515 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
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