NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP106 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N17E-G1-A1 | N16E-GXX-A1 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 200 mm² | 398 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Aug 15th, 2016 | Sep 21st, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 Mobile | GeForce 900M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | 117 in our database | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900M | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | GeForce 20 Mobile | GeForce 10 Mobile |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1404 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1670 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 1064 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 128 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| SM count | 10 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 1536 KB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 80.16 GPixel/s | 68.10 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 133.6 GTexel/s | 136.2 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 66.80 GFLOPS (1:64) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.275 TFLOPS | 4.358 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 133.6 GFLOPS (1:32) | 136.2 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 80 W | unknown |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | E2914 SKU 30 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
