NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X Benchmark and Specs

Here we show you benchmarks and technical data for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X. The graphics card is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X) (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X has 10 execution units with 1280 shaders.
FP32
4.38TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71GHz
Memory
6GB GDDR5
TDP
120 W

Technical details

GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units. The graphics card thus achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 4.38 TFLOPS.

GPU Chip
GP104-150-KA-A1 (Pascal)
Streaming Multiprocessors
10
Shader
1280
Render Output Units
48
Texture Units
80

Memory

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X can use 6 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR5. The graphics card thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s on a 192 bit wide memory interface.

Memory Size
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.001 GHz
Memory Speed
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit

Clock Speeds

The base clock frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is 1.506 GHz. A high clock frequency (even in turbo mode) can greatly increase the speed of a graphics card.

Base Clock
1.506 GHz
Boost Clock
1.708 GHz
Overclocking
Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

TDP
120 W
Tjunction max
94 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X has a total of 1 Radial fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory.

Fan-Type
Radial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X.

Max. Displays
4
HDCP
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
DVI
1

Featureset

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X has a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12_1 standard.

Max. resolution
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
Raytracing
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
LED
No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The video codecs accelerated in hardware by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption.

h264
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
VP9
Decode
AV1
No

Dimensions

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is 250 mm long and 111 mm high. With a width of --, the graphics card requires 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

Length
250 mm
Height
111 mm
Width (Slots)
2 PCIe-Slots
SFF-Ready
No

Additional data

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X made in 16 nm was published in Q3/2016 for 249 $.

GPU Interface
PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date
Q3/2016
Launch Price
249 $ (Reference)
Structure size
16 nm
Documents
data sheet
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
1.506 GHz · 6 GB · 120 W TDP
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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

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 Rank 4,731 / 5,633

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5
    1,837
  2. 1,874

Port Royal (Raytracing) Rank 4,106 / 4,176

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5
    814
  2. 830

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p) Rank 3,806 / 4,595

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5
    30 fps (avg)
  2. 28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Rank 3,867 / 4,594

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5
    55 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Rank 3,920 / 4,601

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5
    75 fps (avg)
  2. 75 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

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.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL Rank 4,552 / 5,255

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5
    34,822
  2. 35,471

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Rank 4,607 / 5,233

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5
    35,364
  2. 36,610

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