GeForce Go 6100 vs GTX 1060 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and GeForce Go 6100, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms Go 6100 by a whopping 49125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 293 | 1490 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 27.96 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.88 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | no data |
| GPU code name | GP106 | C51MV |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 February 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $237.11 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 3 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1708 MHz | 425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 133.6 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.275 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 |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | 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 | shared Memory |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 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 | DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | no data |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDCP | 2.2 | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | shared Memory |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 69 | -0−1 |
| 1440p | 47 | -0−1 |
| 4K | 30 | -0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.44 | no data |
| 1440p | 5.04 | no data |
| 4K | 7.90 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 73
+7200%
|
1−2
−7200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 37
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 96 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 32
+357%
|
7−8
−357%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 177 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+5000%
|
2−3
−5000%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 67 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 78
+1200%
|
6−7
−1200%
|
| Valorant | 136
+467%
|
24−27
−467%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 32
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 81 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27
+286%
|
7−8
−286%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 222
+2367%
|
9−10
−2367%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+1225%
|
8−9
−1225%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 68 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 105 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 91
+4450%
|
2−3
−4450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 41 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 74 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 40 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 67
+1017%
|
6−7
−1017%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 69
+2200%
|
3−4
−2200%
|
| Valorant | 134
+458%
|
24−27
−458%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 71 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+386%
|
7−8
−386%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Dota 2 | 118
+1375%
|
8−9
−1375%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 64 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 71
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 52
+767%
|
6−7
−767%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
+1200%
|
3−4
−1200%
|
| Valorant | 72
+200%
|
24−27
−200%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 81 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 23 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 133 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 53 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 43 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 57 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+120%
|
14−16
−120%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 117
+11600%
|
1−2
−11600%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 28 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 17
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 23
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 11600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 1060 Mobile surpassed Go 6100 in all 31 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.69 | 0.04 |
| Recency | 15 August 2016 | 1 February 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 110 nm |
GTX 1060 Mobile has a 49125% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6100 in performance tests.
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