RTX A4000 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	292	64
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.71	no data
Power efficiency	17.00	24.99
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP106	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	1280	6144
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	140 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	299.5
Floating-point processing power	4.275 TFLOPS	19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	96
TMUs	80	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin

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 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	448.0 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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

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

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D 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

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 −150%	170−180 +150%
1440p	43 −156%	110−120 +156%
4K	30 −150%	75−80 +150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.49	no data
1440p	5.51	no data
4K	7.90	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 −150%	100−105 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 −157%	95−100 +157%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	63 −154%	160−170 +154%
Counter-Strike 2	32 −150%	80−85 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −150%	80−85 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	106 −155%	270−280 +155%
Forza Horizon 5	67 −154%	170−180 +154%
Metro Exodus	69 −146%	170−180 +146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 −157%	190−200 +157%
Valorant	86 −156%	220−230 +156%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	73 −147%	180−190 +147%
Counter-Strike 2	27 −141%	65−70 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 −150%	65−70 +150%
Dota 2	49 −145%	120−130 +145%
Far Cry 5	70 −157%	180−190 +157%
Fortnite	94 −155%	240−250 +155%
Forza Horizon 4	80 −150%	200−210 +150%
Forza Horizon 5	41 −144%	100−105 +144%
Grand Theft Auto V	74 −157%	190−200 +157%
Metro Exodus	49 −145%	120−130 +145%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	204 −145%	500−550 +145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −141%	65−70 +141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 −153%	190−200 +153%
Valorant	53 −145%	130−140 +145%
World of Tanks	222 −148%	550−600 +148%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	57 −146%	140−150 +146%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −157%	90−95 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −139%	55−60 +139%
Dota 2	118 −154%	300−310 +154%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −142%	160−170 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	68 −150%	170−180 +150%
Forza Horizon 5	45 −144%	110−120 +144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55 −155%	140−150 +155%
Valorant	72 −150%	180−190 +150%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −150%	80−85 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −154%	300−310 +154%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −135%	40−45 +135%
World of Tanks	130−140 −124%	300−310 +124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42 −138%	100−105 +138%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −145%	130−140 +145%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −155%	130−140 +155%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Metro Exodus	45 −144%	110−120 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Valorant	46 −139%	110−120 +139%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Dota 2	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −142%	80−85 +142%
Metro Exodus	14 −150%	35−40 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 −150%	160−170 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 −145%	27−30 +145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −142%	80−85 +142%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22 −150%	55−60 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Dota 2	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Fortnite	26 −150%	65−70 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −141%	70−75 +141%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Valorant	23 −139%	55−60 +139%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and RTX A4000 compete in popular games:

RTX A4000 is 150% faster in 1080p
RTX A4000 is 156% faster in 1440p
RTX A4000 is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.54	50.26
Recency	15 August 2016	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	140 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has 75% lower power consumption.

RTX A4000, on the other hand, has a 157.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX A4000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.