GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile vs GTX 1060 3 GB

Place in the ranking	217	132
Place by popularity	19	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.57	no data
Power efficiency	14.21	21.81
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GP106	TU104B
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2016 (8 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1152	2560
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.0	220.8
Floating-point processing power	3.935 TFLOPS	7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	64
TMUs	72	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.140
CUDA	6.1	7.5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	80−85 −50%	120 +50%
1440p	50−55 −54%	77 +54%
4K	30−35 −50%	45 +50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.49	no data
1440p	3.98	no data
4K	6.63	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +0%	104 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83 +0%	83 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	115 +0%	115 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	146 +0%	146 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	162 +0%	162 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	105 +0%	105 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +0%	119 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	71 +0%	71 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	101 +0%	101 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	119 +0%	119 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	112 +0%	112 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	104 +0%	104 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 +0%	63 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 +0%	61 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75 +0%	75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	92 +0%	92 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +0%	121 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	87 +0%	87 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	61 +0%	61 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

108

+0%

108

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	75 +0%	75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 +0%	56 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55 +0%	55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	60 +0%	60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	61 +0%	61 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	89 +0%	89 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +0%	41 +0%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	67 +0%	67 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +0%	59 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	36 +0%	36 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	32 +0%	32 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +0%	25 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how GTX 1060 3 GB and RTX 2070 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 50% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 54% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 50% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.88	36.58
Recency	18 August 2016	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 2070 Super Mobile has a 47% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 4.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.