GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs VIA Chrome9 HC

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared VIA Chrome9 HC and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

VIA Chrome9 HC
2007
0.01

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms Chrome9 HC by a whopping 140100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1575401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data13.52
Architectureno dataPascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVN896GP106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 March 2007 (18 years ago)27 June 2017 (8 years ago)

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 cores31280
Core clock speed1 MHz1063 MHz
Boost clock speed250 MHz1480 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,400 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rateno data118.4
Floating-point processing powerno data3.789 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data80
L1 Cacheno data480 KB
L2 Cacheno data1536 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeonboardGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2002 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.2 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
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 and SDK support

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

DirectXonboard12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

VIA Chrome9 HC 0.01
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 14.02
+140100%

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.

VIA Chrome9 HC 4
Samples: 57
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 5891
+147175%
Samples: 2322

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-0−181
4K-0−128

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30−33

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30−33
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2900%
60−65
+2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1450%
93
+1450%
Valorant 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−2056%
190−200
+2056%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30−33
Dota 2 7−8
−1200%
90−95
+1200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2900%
60−65
+2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1333%
86
+1333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1220%
66
+1220%
Valorant 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30−33
Dota 2 7−8
−1200%
90−95
+1200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2900%
60−65
+2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−950%
63
+950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−600%
35
+600%
Valorant 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 0−1 130−140

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−286%
54
+286%
Valorant 0−1 75−80

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−1200%
13
+1200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Fortnite 133
+0%
133
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Fortnite 116
+0%
116
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+0%
84
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 73
+0%
73
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 3400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB performs better in 21 tests (36%)
  • there's a draw in 37 tests (64%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.01 14.02
Recency 1 March 2007 27 June 2017

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has a 140100% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 years.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the VIA Chrome9 HC in performance tests.

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