Arc B580 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking348not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.29no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP106BGM-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)12 December 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 cores12802560
Core clock speed1063 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate118.4427.2
Floating-point processing power3.789 TFLOPS13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs4880
TMUs80160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data272 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s460.8 GB/s
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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
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

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
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 June 2017 12 December 2024
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 190 Watt

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has 137.5% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Arc B580. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
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