GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.56
+55%

M6000 outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro M6000 Quadro M6000
GTX 1060 Mobile GTX 1060 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking182281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.3227.21
Power efficiency8.3816.90
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM200GP106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date21 March 2015 (9 years ago)15 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 $237.11

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 720% better value for money than Quadro M6000.

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 cores30721280
Core clock speed988 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate213.9133.6
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS4.275 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs19280

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s192 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA5.2+

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:

Full HD100−110
+47.1%
68
−47.1%
1440p65−70
+47.7%
44
−47.7%
4K40−45
+42.9%
28
−42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p42.003.49
1440p64.625.39
4K105.008.47

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+0%
61
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+0%
229
+0%
Hitman 3 54
+0%
54
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+0%
137
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+0%
91
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+0%
45
+0%
Battlefield 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+0%
58
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+0%
210
+0%
Hitman 3 51
+0%
51
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+0%
70
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+0%
66
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+0%
68
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+0%
40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+0%
27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+0%
27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+0%
27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+0%
48
+0%
Metro Exodus 45
+0%
45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+0%
129
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+0%
21
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+0%
13
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

This is how Quadro M6000 and GTX 1060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M6000 is 47% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M6000 is 48% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro M6000 is 43% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 30.56 19.71
Recency 21 March 2015 15 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 80 Watt

Quadro M6000 has a 55% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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