GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs GTX 650 Ti

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking570not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.09no data
Power efficiency4.09no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK106GP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 October 2012 (12 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $299

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 cores7681280
Core clock speed928 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1709 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.39136.7
Floating-point processing power1.425 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs6480

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm250 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5.4 GB/s2257 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s216.7 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 October 2012 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 650 Ti has 9.1% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 Ti and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.


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