GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X vs GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking246not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.02no data
Power efficiency26.13no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU116GP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores15361280
Core clock speed1140 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1335 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate128.2136.7
Floating-point processing power4.101 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs9680

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s256.3 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 DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.56.1

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
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