GeForce2 Ultra vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking278not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.18no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameN17E-G1NV15 A4
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 August 2016 (8 years ago)14 August 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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
CUDA cores1280no data
Core clock speed1506 MHz250 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 million25 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.62.000
Floating-point processing power4.275 gflopsno data
ROPs484
TMUs808

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 4x
Lengthno data183 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount6 GB64 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz460 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s7.36 GB/s
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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)7.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.51.2
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 August 2016 14 August 2000
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 180 nm

GTX 1060 Mobile has an age advantage of 16 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and GeForce2 Ultra. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce2 Ultra is a desktop one.


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