GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs Quadro FX 4600 SDI
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 401 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.51 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | G80 | GP106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 March 2007 (18 years ago) | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,999 | no data |
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 | 96 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1063 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 154 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 118.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2304 TFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 48 |
| TMUs | 24 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 480 KB |
| L2 Cache | 96 KB | 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 March 2007 | 27 June 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 154 Watt | 80 Watt |
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 92.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4600 SDI and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 4600 SDI is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is a notebook one.
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