UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Place in the ranking	348	372
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.18	64.57
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	GP106	Rocket Lake GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)	30 March 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 cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	1063 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	118.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	3.789 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	80	no 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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	no 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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	6.1	-

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 Max-Q 6 GB 15.32
+8.9%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 14.07

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13334
+16.1%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 11485

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 Max-Q 6 GB 10430
+547%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 74101

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 83293
+12.4%

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 HD	80 +567%	12 −567%
1440p	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
4K	30 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%
Elden Ring	45−50 +9.3%	40−45 −9.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +8.7%	45−50 −8.7%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +343%	14 −343%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +320%	10 −320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Valorant	60−65 +8.9%	55−60 −8.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +8.7%	45−50 −8.7%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%
Dota 2	56 +331%	13 −331%
Elden Ring	45−50 +9.3%	40−45 −9.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +211%	18 −211%
Fortnite	92 +16.5%	75−80 −16.5%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +417%	12 −417%
Grand Theft Auto V	84 +1300%	6 −1300%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +500%	7 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	175 +71.6%	100−110 −71.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +9.3%	40−45 −9.3%
Valorant	60−65 +8.9%	55−60 −8.9%
World of Tanks	190−200 +5.9%	180−190 −5.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +8.7%	45−50 −8.7%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%
Dota 2	55−60 +120%	25 −120%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +5.7%	50−55 −5.7%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +8.8%	55−60 −8.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	48 −113%	100−110 +113%
Valorant	60−65 +8.9%	55−60 −8.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	21−24 +10%	20−22 −10%
Elden Ring	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +15%	20−22 −15%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +18.8%	110−120 −18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
World of Tanks	100−110 +8.1%	95−100 −8.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +10.7%	27−30 −10.7%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +12.1%	30−35 −12.1%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +8.8%	30−35 −8.8%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Valorant	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Dota 2	54 +116%	24−27 −116%
Elden Ring	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	54 +116%	24−27 −116%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	57 +39%	40−45 −39%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +116%	24−27 −116%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Fortnite	24 +50%	16−18 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Valorant	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 567% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 25% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 11% faster in 4K

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 1300% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 113% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 61 test (97%)
UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.32	14.07
Recency	27 June 2017	30 March 2021
Chip lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has a 8.9% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake).

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