GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 vs GTX 560 OEM

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Primary details

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

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF110GP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 November 2011 (12 years ago)25 December 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores3841152
Core clock speed552 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1708 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate24.29123.0
Floating-point processing power0.8479 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs4048
TMUs4472

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mm250 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 amount1280 MB3 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed802 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/s192.2 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.06.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 November 2011 25 December 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 3 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 140% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 OEM and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104. We've got no test results to judge.


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