GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Riva TNT2 Ultra
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 289 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.03 |
| Architecture | Fahrenheit (1998−2000) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | NV5 B5 | GP106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 1999 (26 years ago) | 26 December 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | 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 | no data | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 150 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1709 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 15 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 250 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.3 | 136.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 40 |
| TMUs | 2 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 480 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1280 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).
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 250 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | SDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 5 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 183 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.928 GB/s | 160.2 GB/s |
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 | 1x VGA, 2x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 March 1999 | 26 December 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 5 GB |
| Chip lithography | 250 nm | 16 nm |
GTX 1060 5 GB has an age advantage of 18 years, a 15900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1462.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Riva TNT2 Ultra and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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