GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Xbox One S GPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 236 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.65 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Durango 2 | GP106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 26 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | 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 | 768 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 914 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1709 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 43.87 | 136.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.404 TFLOPS | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 40 |
| TMUs | 48 | 80 |
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 | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 250 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 5 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1066 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 68.22 GB/s | 160.2 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 August 2016 | 26 December 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 5 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 120 Watt |
Xbox One S GPU has a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 26.3% lower power consumption.
GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between Xbox One S GPU and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xbox One S GPU is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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