GeForce GT 1010 DDR4 vs GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP106GP108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)13 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 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 cores1280256
Core clock speed1506 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed1709 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate136.723.49
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPS0.7516 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs8016

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length250 mm147 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2257 MHz1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth216.7 GB/s16.8 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.16.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 April 2017 13 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 30 Watt

GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 1010 DDR4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and GeForce GT 1010 DDR4. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
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