GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking145not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency31.53no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104GP104
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

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 cores30721280
Core clock speed600 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate259.2136.7
Floating-point processing power8.294 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs19280
Tensor Cores384no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s256.3 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 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.56.1

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 5000 Max-Q has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q and GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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