RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated29
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data33.63
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP106AD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores12806144
Core clock speed1506 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1709 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate136.7417.6
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPS26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs4880
TMUs80192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 4.0 x16
Length250 mm245 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB20 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed2257 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth216.7 GB/s360.0 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 DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 April 2017 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 130 Watt

GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps has 8.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 233.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and RTX 4000 Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps is a desktop card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
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