GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs TITAN V

Place in the ranking	81	208
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.25
Power efficiency	12.29	15.33
Architecture	Volta (2017−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GV100	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2017 (7 years ago)	19 July 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN V and GTX 1060 6 GB have a nearly equal value for money.

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	5120	1280
Core clock speed	1200 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1455 MHz	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	21,100 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	465.6	136.7
Floating-point processing power	14.9 TFLOPS	4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	48
TMUs	320	80
Tensor Cores	640	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	250 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	3072 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	848 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	651.3 GB/s	192.2 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x 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 Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	7.0	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.

TITAN V 44.54
+67.1%

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.66

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.

TITAN V 17125
+67%

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252

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 HD	150−160 +66.7%	90 −66.7%
1440p	152 +223%	47 −223%
4K	82 +156%	32 −156%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	19.99 −502%	3.32 +502%
1440p	19.73 −210%	6.36 +210%
4K	36.57 −291%	9.34 +291%

GTX 1060 6 GB has 502% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1060 6 GB has 210% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1060 6 GB has 291% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Elden Ring	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75 +0%	75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	81 +0%	81 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +0%	100 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +0%	80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Dota 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Elden Ring	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Fortnite	104 +0%	104 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	54 +0%	54 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	217 +0%	217 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +0%	30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 +0%	82 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
World of Tanks	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	66 +0%	66 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Dota 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65 +0%	65 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Elden Ring	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 +0%	19 +0%
World of Tanks	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	46 +0%	46 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	50 +0%	50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Dota 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Elden Ring	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	16 +0%	16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	67 +0%	67 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +0%	12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Dota 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

This is how TITAN V and GTX 1060 6 GB compete in popular games:

TITAN V is 67% faster in 1080p
TITAN V is 223% faster in 1440p
TITAN V is 156% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.54	26.66
Recency	7 December 2017	19 July 2016
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt

TITAN V has a 67.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 6 GB, on the other hand, has 108.3% lower power consumption.

The TITAN V is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in performance tests.

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