GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Place in the ranking	35	218
Place by popularity	73	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	63.92	22.59
Power efficiency	24.69	14.25
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	AD106	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)	18 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 183% 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 cores	4352	1152
Core clock speed	2310 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	2535 MHz	1708 MHz
Number of transistors	22,900 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	344.8	123.0
Floating-point processing power	22.06 TFLOPS	3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	136	72
Tensor Cores	136	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	34	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	240 mm	250 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	192.2 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	+
CUDA	8.9	6.1

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.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 59.32
+138%

GTX 1060 3 GB 24.89

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 22846
+138%

GTX 1060 3 GB 9588

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	175 +150%	70−75 −150%
1440p	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
4K	57 +171%	21−24 −171%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.85	2.84
1440p	5.37	5.69
4K	8.75	9.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +146%	50−55 −146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +160%	40−45 −160%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +152%	75−80 −152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +138%	60−65 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +151%	90−95 −151%
Hitman 3	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +149%	90−95 −149%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +157%	60−65 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +158%	45−50 −158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +139%	100−105 −139%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +147%	60−65 −147%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +146%	50−55 −146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +160%	40−45 −160%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +152%	75−80 −152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +138%	60−65 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +151%	90−95 −151%
Hitman 3	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +149%	90−95 −149%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +157%	60−65 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +158%	45−50 −158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	272 +147%	110−120 −147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +148%	50−55 −148%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +147%	60−65 −147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +146%	50−55 −146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +160%	40−45 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +151%	90−95 −151%
Hitman 3	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230 +142%	95−100 −142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	235 +147%	95−100 −147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132 +140%	55−60 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +147%	60−65 −147%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+158%

45−50
−158%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +158%	50−55 −158%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +166%	35−40 −166%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +152%	27−30 −152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +140%	30−33 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +156%	27−30 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +146%	110−120 −146%
Hitman 3	80−85 +140%	35−40 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	173 +147%	70−75 −147%
Metro Exodus	119 +164%	45−50 −164%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	153 +155%	60−65 −155%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	96 +140%	40−45 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 +143%	95−100 −143%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

+153%

40−45
−153%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +148%	27−30 −148%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +167%	21−24 −167%
Hitman 3	50−55 +178%	18−20 −178%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +144%	90−95 −144%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +163%	30−33 −163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +163%	16−18 −163%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +163%	35−40 −163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 +167%	30−33 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+146%

24−27

−146%

This is how RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and GTX 1060 3 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 150% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 166% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 171% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	59.32	24.89
Recency	18 May 2023	18 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	120 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 138.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1060 3 GB, on the other hand, has 37.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.