NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q vs NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP106 | GA104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N17E-G1-A1 | — |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 17,400 million |
| Die size | 200 mm² | 392 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 27th, 2017 | Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 Mobile | Quadro Mobile (Ax000) |
| Production | End-of-life | Unreleased |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 117 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 20 Mobile | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1063 MHz | 1020 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1480 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Memory clock | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 5632 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 176 |
| ROPs | 48 | 80 |
| SM count | 10 | 44 |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 1536 KB | 4 MB |
| Tensor cores | — | 176 |
| RT cores | — | 44 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 71.04 GPixel/s | 123.6 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 118.4 GTexel/s | 271.9 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 59.20 GFLOPS (1:64) | 17.40 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.789 TFLOPS | 17.40 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 118.4 GFLOPS (1:32) | 543.8 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 80 W | 140 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | E2914 SKU 30 | — |
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 |
