GeForce 610M vs GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	241	1118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.41	0.13
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N17E-G1	N13M-GE
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years ago)	6 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	no data
Current price	$240 (1x MSRP)	$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 24062% better value for money than GeForce 610M.

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	48
CUDA cores	1280	48
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	672 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	900 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	Up to 7.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	4,275 gflops	129.02 gflops
Video decoders	no data	H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and GeForce 610M 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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options	-	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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	Up to 14.4 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	DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	2.2	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	Up to 2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Optimus	no data	+
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 API
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	+	+

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 Mobile 21.13
+2717%

GeForce 610M 0.75

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms 610M by 2717% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1060 Mobile 8160
+2704%

GeForce 610M 291

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms 610M by 2704% in Passmark.

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 Mobile 14693
+2795%

GeForce 610M 508

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms 610M by 2795% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1060 Mobile 34127
+1444%

GeForce 610M 2210

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms 610M by 1444% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	68 +3300%	2−3 −3300%
1440p	42 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
4K	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

37
+1133%

3−4

−1133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +5200%	1−2 −5200%
Battlefield 5	78 +3800%	2−3 −3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	61 +1933%	3−4 −1933%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +900%	3−4 −900%
Far Cry 5	75 +3650%	2−3 −3650%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Forza Horizon 4	102 +3300%	3−4 −3300%
Hitman 3	54 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	128 +967%	12−14 −967%
Metro Exodus	81 +3950%	2−3 −3950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 +1414%	7−8 −1414%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +450%	10−11 −450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Battlefield 5	69 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55 +1733%	3−4 −1733%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +733%	3−4 −733%
Far Cry 5	59 +2850%	2−3 −2850%
Far Cry New Dawn	58 +5700%	1−2 −5700%
Forza Horizon 4	210 +2900%	7−8 −2900%
Hitman 3	46 +2200%	2−3 −2200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	134 +1017%	12−14 −1017%
Metro Exodus	68 +3300%	2−3 −3300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	67	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 +1043%	7−8 −1043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	69 +2200%	3−4 −2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	133 +1230%	10−11 −1230%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 +3600%	1−2 −3600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 +1233%	3−4 −1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +667%	3−4 −667%
Far Cry 5	43 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +3450%	2−3 −3450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 +450%	12−14 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	68 +871%	7−8 −871%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 +180%	10−11 −180%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	41	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	45 +4400%	1−2 −4400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	39 +875%	4−5 −875%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Far Cry 5	43 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +2750%	2−3 −2750%
Hitman 3	24−27 +257%	7−8 −257%
Horizon Zero Dawn	48 +1100%	4−5 −1100%
Metro Exodus	45 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +4300%	1−2 −4300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	19	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40
+1233%

3−4

−1233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	22	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	21	0−1
Hitman 3	16−18	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	13	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	35 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Metro Exodus	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20
+900%

2−3

−900%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and GeForce 610M compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Mobile is 3300% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 4100% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 2900% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 7500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 1060 Mobile surpassed GeForce 610M in all 36 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.13	0.75
Recency	18 August 2016	6 December 2011
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12 Watt