GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 vs Quadro P620

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking464not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.38no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP107GP104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 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 cores5121152
Core clock speed1177 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1443 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate46.18123.0
Floating-point processing power1.478 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs3272

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm250 mm
WidthIGP2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/s192.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2018 25 December 2016
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 120 Watt

Quadro P620 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 3 GB GP104, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Quadro P620 and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro P620 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 is a desktop one.


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