GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs TITAN Xp

Aggregated performance score

TITAN Xp
2017
12 GB GDDR5X
50.15
+89.5%

TITAN Xp outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 89% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking51186
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Value for money53.953.22
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP102GP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 April 2017 (7 years old)19 July 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $299
Current price$174 (0.1x MSRP)$911 (3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN Xp has 1575% better value for money than GTX 1060 6 GB.

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 cores38401280
Core clock speed1405 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate379.7136.7
Floating-point performance12,150 gflops4,375 gflops

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
Length267 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed11408 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth547.6 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Xp 50.15
+89.5%
GTX 1060 6 GB 26.47

TITAN Xp outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 89% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

TITAN Xp 19424
+89.5%
GTX 1060 6 GB 10252

TITAN Xp outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB by 89% in Passmark.

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 HD170−180
+84.8%
92
−84.8%
1440p90−95
+83.7%
49
−83.7%
4K60−65
+87.5%
32
−87.5%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 50.15 26.47
Recency 6 April 2017 19 July 2016
Cost $1199 $299
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

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


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