GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB vs GTX 960A
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 541 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.43 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GP106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
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 | 640 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 1265 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | 1480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 43.40 | 118.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.389 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 40 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | no data |
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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 8008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 27 June 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
GTX 960A has 6.7% lower power consumption.
GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960A and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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