A10 PCIe vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104

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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)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP104GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date8 March 2018 (6 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores12809216
Core clock speed1506 MHz885 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate136.6488.2
Floating-point processing power4.372 TFLOPS31.24 TFLOPS
ROPs4896
TMUs80288
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin8-pin EPS

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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s600.2 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 DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.18.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 March 2018 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 has 25% lower power consumption.

A10 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 and A10 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 is a desktop card while A10 PCIe is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104
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