GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X vs Quadro P5000

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking159not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.02no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP104GP104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data
Current price$1270 (0.5x MSRP)$967

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 cores20481280
Core clock speed1607 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate277.3136.7
Floating-point performance8,873 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed9016 MHz8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s256.3 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+
Display Port1.4no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.16.1

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro P5000 and GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro P5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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