GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile with GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile
2022
16 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
62.51
+135%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GTX 1060 6 GB by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking31204
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.01
Power efficiency19.2315.33
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameDG2-512GP106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 October 2022 (2 years ago)19 July 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores40961280
Core clock speed930 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rateno data136.7
Floating-point processing powerno data4.375 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data80

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed20000 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.2 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 62.51
+135%
GTX 1060 6 GB 26.58

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 24115
+135%
GTX 1060 6 GB 10252

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 51771
+198%
GTX 1060 6 GB 17401

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 30422
+134%
GTX 1060 6 GB 12984

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 186
+79.9%
GTX 1060 6 GB 103

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 213
+364%
GTX 1060 6 GB 46

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 300
+4986%
GTX 1060 6 GB 6

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 252
+391%
GTX 1060 6 GB 51

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 199
+463%
GTX 1060 6 GB 35

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 135
+324%
GTX 1060 6 GB 32

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 163
+153%
GTX 1060 6 GB 64

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 31
+408%
GTX 1060 6 GB 6

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 HD200−210
+127%
88
−127%
1440p110−120
+134%
47
−134%
4K70−75
+133%
30
−133%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.40
1440pno data6.36
4Kno data9.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72
+0%
72
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+0%
66
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 83
+0%
83
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 279
+0%
279
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 92
+0%
92
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 135
+0%
135
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+0%
93
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60
+0%
60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260
+0%
260
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 78
+0%
78
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+0%
69
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 183
+0%
183
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+0%
38
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 73
+0%
73
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+0%
69
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 43
+0%
43
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+0%
32
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+0%
196
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+0%
46
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 22
+0%
22
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+0%
14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+0%
38
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+0%
22
+0%

This is how RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile and GTX 1060 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is 127% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is 134% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is 133% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 62.51 26.58
Recency 12 October 2022 19 July 2016
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile has a 135.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 6 GB, on the other hand, has 87.5% lower power consumption.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a desktop one.


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