Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB with Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 6 GB
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
26.58
+165%

GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking204450
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.13no data
Power efficiency15.45no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameGP106Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 July 2016 (8 years ago)15 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores128096
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1709 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate136.7no data
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs80no data

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 x16no data
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2002 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
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
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX 12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.58
+165%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 10.04

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1060 6 GB 12984
+160%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000

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 HD88
+193%
30−35
−193%
1440p47
+194%
16−18
−194%
4K30
+200%
10−12
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.40no data
1440p6.36no data
4K9.97no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72
+200%
24−27
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+181%
16−18
−181%
Battlefield 5 89
+187%
30−35
−187%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+230%
20−22
−230%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Far Cry 5 83
+261%
21−24
−261%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+193%
27−30
−193%
Forza Horizon 4 279
+323%
65−70
−323%
Hitman 3 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+124%
50−55
−124%
Metro Exodus 92
+207%
30−33
−207%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+270%
27−30
−270%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 135
+322%
30−35
−322%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+168%
40−45
−168%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+288%
24−27
−288%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+181%
16−18
−181%
Battlefield 5 78
+152%
30−35
−152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60
+200%
20−22
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Far Cry 5 64
+178%
21−24
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+129%
27−30
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 260
+294%
65−70
−294%
Hitman 3 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+124%
50−55
−124%
Metro Exodus 78
+152%
30−35
−152%
Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+156%
27−30
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+184%
30−35
−184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 183
+604%
24−27
−604%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+168%
40−45
−168%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+181%
16−18
−181%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+169%
16−18
−169%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Far Cry 5 50
+117%
21−24
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 73
+10.6%
65−70
−10.6%
Hitman 3 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+169%
45−50
−169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+203%
30−33
−203%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+69.2%
24−27
−69.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+168%
40−45
−168%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+188%
24−27
−188%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+167%
18−20
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 43
+169%
16−18
−169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+220%
10−11
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Far Cry 5 31
+182%
10−12
−182%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+345%
40−45
−345%
Hitman 3 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+206%
18−20
−206%
Metro Exodus 50
+178%
18−20
−178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+181%
21−24
−181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+169%
55−60
−169%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+188%
16−18
−188%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+167%
9−10
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 22
+175%
8−9
−175%
Hitman 3 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+221%
40−45
−221%
Metro Exodus 25
+213%
8−9
−213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+314%
7−8
−314%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+217%
12−14
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+175%
8−9
−175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how GTX 1060 6 GB and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 193% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 194% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 200% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 6 GB is 604% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 6 GB is ahead in 33 tests (70%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.58 10.04
Recency 19 July 2016 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 16 nm 10 nm

GTX 1060 6 GB has a 164.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a desktop card while Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook one.


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

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
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