RTX A1000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	240	221
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	32.02	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17E-G1	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years old)	30 March 2022 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	no data
Current price	$240 (1x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	72.96
Floating-point performance	4,275 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and RTX A1000 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	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
SLI options	-	no data

Memory

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 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	176.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

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
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	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 Mobile 21.07

RTX A1000 Mobile 23.05
+9.4%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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

RTX A1000 Mobile 58312
+70.9%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile by 71% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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

RTX A1000 Mobile 15135
+3%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile by 3% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558
+2.1%

RTX A1000 Mobile 11321

GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms RTX A1000 Mobile by 2% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 Mobile 74605
+5.3%

RTX A1000 Mobile 70880

GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms RTX A1000 Mobile by 5% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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	69 +1.5%	68 −1.5%
1440p	45 +66.7%	27 −66.7%
4K	29 −3.4%	30−35 +3.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−64.9%

61
+64.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +34.8%	45−50 −34.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +6%	50 −6%
Battlefield 5	96 +26.3%	75−80 −26.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 +21.7%	60−65 −21.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −66.7%	50 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	75 −13.3%	85 +13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 +13.1%	60−65 −13.1%
Forza Horizon 4	102 +30.8%	75−80 −30.8%
Hitman 3	76 −10.5%	84 +10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	62 −9.7%	68 +9.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +20%	50−55 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 −12.7%	62 +12.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +17.4%	45−50 −17.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +36.4%	33 −36.4%
Battlefield 5	81 +6.6%	75−80 −6.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	62 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −48%	37 +48%
Far Cry 5	68 −16.2%	79 +16.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 +8.2%	60−65 −8.2%
Forza Horizon 4	91 +16.7%	75−80 −16.7%
Hitman 3	64 −7.8%	69 +7.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45 −17.8%	53 +17.8%
Metro Exodus	40 −2.5%	41 +2.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −40.7%	35−40 +40.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 +2%	50−55 −2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	69 −23.2%	85 +23.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 −12.5%	54 +12.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 −24.3%	45−50 +24.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +52%	25 −52%
Battlefield 5	71 −7%	75−80 +7%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −26.1%	29 +26.1%
Far Cry 5	64 −14.1%	73 +14.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	60 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%
Forza Horizon 4	71 −9.9%	75−80 +9.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −10.3%	43 +10.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 +7.7%	26 −7.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Hitman 3	30−35 −20.6%	41 +20.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	29 −31%	38 +31%
Metro Exodus	23 −4.3%	24 +4.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +0%	16−18 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27 +8%	24−27 −8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +22.7%	22 −22.7%
Battlefield 5	53 +3.9%	50−55 −3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	43 +10.3%	35−40 −10.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	45 +2.3%	40−45 −2.3%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +21.3%	45−50 −21.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +11.8%	17 −11.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Hitman 3	20−22 −10%	21−24 +10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Metro Exodus	14 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +4%	24−27 −4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Battlefield 5	28 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	21 +10.5%	18−20 −10.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 +4.5%	21−24 −4.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +6.1%	30−35 −6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GTX 1060 Mobile is 1.5% faster than RTX A1000 Mobile

1440p resolution:

GTX 1060 Mobile is 66.7% faster than RTX A1000 Mobile

4K resolution:

RTX A1000 Mobile is 3.4% faster than GTX 1060 Mobile

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 52% faster than the RTX A1000 Mobile.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A1000 Mobile is 87.5% faster than the GTX 1060 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1060 Mobile is ahead in 33 tests (49%)
RTX A1000 Mobile is ahead in 32 tests (47%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	21.07	23.05
Recency	18 August 2016	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt