NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP104 | GA104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GP104-150-KA-A1 | GA104-200-A1 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 17,400 million |
| Die size | 314 mm² | 392 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 18th, 2018 | Dec 1st, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 | GeForce 30 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900 | GeForce 20 |
| Successor | GeForce 20 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 117 in our database | 64 in our database |
| gpu.details.availability | — | Dec 2nd, 2020 |
| Launch price | — | 399 USD |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1506 MHz | 1410 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1709 MHz | 1665 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1001 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 4864 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 152 |
| ROPs | 48 | 80 |
| SM count | 10 | 38 |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 1536 KB | 4 MB |
| Tensor cores | — | 152 |
| RT cores | — | 38 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 82.03 GPixel/s | 133.2 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 136.7 GTexel/s | 253.1 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64) | 16.20 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.375 TFLOPS | 16.20 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32) | 253.1 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 250 mm 9.8 inches | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| TDP | 120 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Width | — | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Board number | — | PG142 SKU 20 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
