GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs NVS 300

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data13.66
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGT218GP106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date8 January 2011 (13 years ago)26 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

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 cores161280
Core clock speed520 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1709 MHz
Number of transistors260 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate4.160136.7
Floating-point processing power0.03936 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs440
TMUs880

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
Length145 mm250 mm
Width1-slot2-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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB5 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.64 GB/s160.2 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 Connectors1x DMS-591x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.26.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



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.

NVS 300 121
GTX 1060 5 GB 9094
+7416%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2011 26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 5 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 120 Watt

NVS 300 has 566.7% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between NVS 300 and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that NVS 300 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.


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