GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs 880M

Place in performance ranking	421	328
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.98	5.45
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N15E-GX-A2	N17P-G1 Max-Q
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price	$1544	$1010

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has 456% better value for money than GTX 880M.

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	1536	1280
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	954 MHz	1063 - 1265 MHz
Boost clock speed	993 MHz	1341 - 1480 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	60 - 70 Watt
Texture fill rate	127.1	118.4
Floating-point performance	3,050 gflops	3,789 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 880M and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 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	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6.144 MB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	192.2 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	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP content protection	+	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12.0
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	6.1

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 880M 9.85

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 15.25
+54.8%

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 880M by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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 880M 8578

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13334
+55.4%

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 880M by 55% 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 880M 6101

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 10430
+71%

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 880M by 71% 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 880M 39891

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 74101
+85.8%

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 880M by 86% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 880M 268706

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 367999
+37%

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 880M by 37% in 3DMark Ice Storm 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:

900p	135 −48.1%	200−210 +48.1%
Full HD	57 −45.6%	83 +45.6%
4K	24 −25%	30 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	30−33	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	30−33	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22	no data
Metro Exodus	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	no data
Hitman 3	6−7	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	5−6	no data
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

no data

This is how GTX 880M and GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 48% faster in 900p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 46% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.85	15.25
Recency	12 March 2014	30 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6.144 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	60 Watt