GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 vs Quadro RTX 4000

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking99not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money27.39no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104GP104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (5 years old)8 March 2018 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data
Current price$974 (1.1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores23041280
Core clock speed1005 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5136.6

Size and 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
Length241 mm250 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed13000 MHz8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s192.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.56.1

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 13 November 2018 8 March 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 120 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro RTX 4000 and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
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