In the gpu comparison between the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 and the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 1,808 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and has 16384 texture shaders and 128 execution units.
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, which has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Memory Size
24 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.313 GHz
2.002 GHz
Memory Speed
21.0 Gbps
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
1,008 GB/s
192 GB/s
Memory Interface
384 bit
192 bit
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1008 GB/s.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Base Clock
2.235 GHz
1.506 GHz
Boost Clock
2.550 GHz
1.708 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 clocks in the base with up to 2.235 GHz. The base frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 1.506 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
TDP
450 W
120 W
Tjunction max
90 °C
94 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 16-Pin
1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 450 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
3 x 110 mm
1 x 70 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.1a
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.4
DVI
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1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
ASUS Aura Sync
No LED lighting
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
Decode
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Length
358 mm
255 mm
Height
149 mm
125 mm
Width
70 mm
42 mm
Width (Slots)
4 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 358 mm long, 149 mm high and 70 mm wide.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 255 mm long, 125 mm high and 42 mm wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +962.0 %
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The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +1,807.8 %
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