GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GTX 1060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile with GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 Mobile
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
19.70

GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking281217
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.1522.57
Power efficiency16.8814.21
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP106GP106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)18 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 20% better value for money than GTX 1060 3 GB.

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 cores12801152
Core clock speed1506 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.6123.0
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs8072

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB3 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s192.2 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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA+6.1

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 HD68
−25%
85−90
+25%
1440p44
−25%
55−60
+25%
4K28
−25%
35−40
+25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.492.34
1440p5.393.62
4K8.475.69

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
−21%
75−80
+21%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
−22.6%
65−70
+22.6%
Battlefield 5 78
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
−23%
75−80
+23%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 75
−20%
90−95
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
−25%
95−100
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 229
−22.3%
280−290
+22.3%
Hitman 3 54
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
−25%
170−180
+25%
Metro Exodus 81
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
−21.6%
90−95
+21.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
−26.1%
150−160
+26.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
−24.1%
170−180
+24.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
−20.9%
110−120
+20.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Battlefield 5 69
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
−20%
30−33
+20%
Far Cry 5 59
−18.6%
70−75
+18.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
Forza Horizon 4 210
−23.8%
260−270
+23.8%
Hitman 3 51
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
−19.4%
160−170
+19.4%
Metro Exodus 70
−21.4%
85−90
+21.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
−21%
75−80
+21%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
−25%
100−105
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
−23%
150−160
+23%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
−20.3%
160−170
+20.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
−25%
50−55
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Far Cry 5 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 71
−19.7%
85−90
+19.7%
Hitman 3 45
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
−21.2%
80−85
+21.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
−25%
85−90
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
−25%
35−40
+25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
−18.6%
70−75
+18.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
−22%
50−55
+22%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
−25%
50−55
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Far Cry 5 28
−25%
35−40
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 173
−21.4%
210−220
+21.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
−25%
60−65
+25%
Metro Exodus 45
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
−24%
160−170
+24%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
−25%
50−55
+25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
−18.6%
70−75
+18.6%
Metro Exodus 22
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
−20%
24−27
+20%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and GTX 1060 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 25% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 25% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.70 24.88
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 50% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 26.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is a desktop one.


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