GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs GTX TITAN Z

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Aggregate performance score

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

GTX TITAN Z
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
23.11
+17.3%

GTX TITAN Z outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking242281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.15
Power efficiency4.2216.88
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BGP106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 May 2014 (10 years ago)15 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 $237.11

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX TITAN Z and GTX 1060 Mobile have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores57601280
Core clock speed705 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate210.2133.6
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPS4.275 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs24080

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width3-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU)192 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth672 GB/s192 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI+-
HDCP+2.2
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
3D Vision Live+-
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA++

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 TITAN Z 23.11
+17.3%
GTX 1060 Mobile 19.70

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 TITAN Z 17130
+48.2%
GTX 1060 Mobile 11558

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 HD75−80
+10.3%
68
−10.3%
1440p50−55
+13.6%
44
−13.6%
4K30−35
+7.1%
28
−7.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p39.993.49
1440p59.985.39
4K99.978.47

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+0%
61
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+0%
229
+0%
Hitman 3 54
+0%
54
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+0%
137
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+0%
91
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+0%
45
+0%
Battlefield 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+0%
58
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+0%
210
+0%
Hitman 3 51
+0%
51
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+0%
70
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+0%
66
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+0%
68
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+0%
40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+0%
27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+0%
27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+0%
27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+0%
48
+0%
Metro Exodus 45
+0%
45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+0%
129
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+0%
21
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+0%
13
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

This is how GTX TITAN Z and GTX 1060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX TITAN Z is 10% faster in 1080p
  • GTX TITAN Z is 14% faster in 1440p
  • GTX TITAN Z is 7% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.11 19.70
Recency 28 May 2014 15 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 80 Watt

GTX TITAN Z has a 17.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 368.8% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN Z is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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