GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs TITAN

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking239not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.79no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110GP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 February 2013 (11 years ago)18 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data
Current price$640 (0.6x MSRP)$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores26881280
CUDA cores2688no data
Core clock speed837 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate187.5 billion/sec136.7
Floating-point performance4,709 gflopsno 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)250 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 8-pin and one 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384-bit GDDR5192 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s192.2 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 HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
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.

Blu Ray 3D+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 February 2013 18 October 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

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