NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP104 | GM107 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GP104-150-KA-A1 | N16P-GX-A1 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 1,870 million |
| Die size | 314 mm² | 148 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 18th, 2018 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 20 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 117 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1506 MHz | 1097 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1709 MHz | 1176 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1001 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 80.19 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 640 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 40 |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| SM count | 10 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 1536 KB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 5 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 82.03 GPixel/s | 18.82 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 136.7 GTexel/s | 47.04 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.375 TFLOPS | 1.505 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32) | 47.04 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 250 mm 9.8 inches | — |
| TDP | 120 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | — | E2704 SKU 10 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 5.0 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Mar 13th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
