GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs Tesla P100 DGXS

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Primary details

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

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ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP100GP104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 April 2016 (8 years ago)18 October 2018 (6 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 cores35841280
Core clock speed1328 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors15,300 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate331.5136.7
Floating-point processing power10.61 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs22480

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
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 typeHBM2GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed715 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth732.2 GB/s192.2 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 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
CUDA6.06.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2016 18 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 120 Watt

Tesla P100 DGXS has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Tesla P100 DGXS and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Tesla P100 DGXS is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Tesla P100 DGXS
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