GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 vs RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | TU106B | GP104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 June 2020 (5 years ago) | 25 December 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
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 | 2304 | 1152 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 162.0 | 123.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.184 TFLOPS | 3.935 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 144 | 72 |
| Tensor Cores | 288 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 2.3 MB | 432 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 1536 KB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 250 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 352.0 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 6.1 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 June 2020 | 25 December 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 120 Watt |
RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh has an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 4.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q Refresh is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 is a desktop one.
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