Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking349not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.10no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP106no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 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 cores128032
Core clock speed1063 MHz1296 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt44 Watt
Texture fill rate118.4no data
Floating-point processing power3.789 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bit512 Bit
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
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.

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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 June 2017 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 44 Watt

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU has an age advantage of 3 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 81.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
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