NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP106 | GK110 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GP106-400-A1 | GK110-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 7,080 million |
| Die size | 200 mm² | 561 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 19th, 2016 | May 23rd, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 | GeForce 700 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900 | GeForce 600 |
| Successor | GeForce 20 | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 299 USD | 649 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 117 in our database | 155 in our database |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1506 MHz | 863 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1709 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Memory clock | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 6 GB | 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 288.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 2304 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 192 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| SM count | 10 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 1536 KB | 1536 KB |
| SMX count | — | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 82.03 GPixel/s | 43.30 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 136.7 GTexel/s | 173.2 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.375 TFLOPS | 4.156 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32) | 173.2 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 250 mm 9.8 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 120 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | PG410 SKU 30 | P2083 SKU 20 |
| Height | — | 38 mm 1.5 inches |
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 | 3.5 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
