NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
About GPU
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GPU is a solid performer for 1080p gaming and is a great option for budget-conscious gamers. With a base clock of 1506MHz and a boost clock of 1708MHz, this GPU offers smooth and reliable performance for a variety of games. The GTX 1060 3GB comes with 3GB of GDDR5 memory and a memory clock of 2002MHz, which allows for fast and responsive gameplay.
With 1152 shading units and a TDP of 120W, the GTX 1060 3GB strikes a good balance between performance and power efficiency. It boasts a theoretical performance of 3.935 TFLOPS, making it a capable GPU for gaming at 1080p resolution. In benchmark tests, the GTX 1060 3GB performs admirably, with a 3DMark Time Spy score of 3831 and impressive frame rates in games such as Battlefield 5 (67 fps at 1080p) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (44 fps at 1080p).
In terms of design, the GTX 1060 3GB features NVIDIA's signature aesthetic with a sleek and modern look that will complement any gaming rig. The card also runs quietly and stays relatively cool under load, thanks to its efficient cooling system.
Overall, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GPU is a solid choice for budget-minded gamers looking for a reliable and capable GPU for 1080p gaming. Its impressive performance in benchmark tests and real-world gaming scenarios makes it a great option for those looking to get the most bang for their buck.
Basic
Label Name
NVIDIA
Platform
Desktop
Launch Date
August 2016
Model Name
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Generation
GeForce 10
Base Clock
1506MHz
Boost Clock
1708MHz
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Transistors
4,400 million
TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) serve as components of the GPU, which are capable of rotating, scaling, and distorting binary images, and then placing them as textures onto any plane of a given 3D model. This process is called texture mapping.
72
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
16 nm
Architecture
Pascal
Memory Specifications
Memory Size
3GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
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The memory bus width refers to the number of bits of data that the video memory can transfer within a single clock cycle. The larger the bus width, the greater the amount of data that can be transmitted instantaneously, making it one of the crucial parameters of video memory. The memory bandwidth is calculated as: Memory Bandwidth = Memory Frequency x Memory Bus Width / 8. Therefore, when the memory frequencies are similar, the memory bus width will determine the size of the memory bandwidth.
192bit
Memory Clock
2002MHz
Bandwidth
?
Memory bandwidth refers to the data transfer rate between the graphics chip and the video memory. It is measured in bytes per second, and the formula to calculate it is: memory bandwidth = working frequency × memory bus width / 8 bits.
192.2 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
Pixel Rate
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Pixel fill rate refers to the number of pixels a graphics processing unit (GPU) can render per second, measured in MPixels/s (million pixels per second) or GPixels/s (billion pixels per second). It is the most commonly used metric to evaluate the pixel processing performance of a graphics card.
81.98 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
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Texture fill rate refers to the number of texture map elements (texels) that a GPU can map to pixels in a single second.
123.0 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
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An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable. Single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks, while double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy.
61.49 GFLOPS
FP64 (double)
?
An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy, while single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
123.0 GFLOPS
FP32 (float)
?
An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks, while double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
3.856
TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
SM Count
?
Multiple Streaming Processors (SPs), along with other resources, form a Streaming Multiprocessor (SM), which is also referred to as a GPU's major core. These additional resources include components such as warp schedulers, registers, and shared memory. The SM can be considered the heart of the GPU, similar to a CPU core, with registers and shared memory being scarce resources within the SM.
9
Shading Units
?
The most fundamental processing unit is the Streaming Processor (SP), where specific instructions and tasks are executed. GPUs perform parallel computing, which means multiple SPs work simultaneously to process tasks.
1152
L1 Cache
48 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
1536KB
TDP
120W
Vulkan Version
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Vulkan is a cross-platform graphics and compute API by Khronos Group, offering high performance and low CPU overhead. It lets developers control the GPU directly, reduces rendering overhead, and supports multi-threading and multi-core processors.
1.3
OpenCL Version
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
DirectX
12 (12_1)
CUDA
6.1
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Shader Model
6.4
ROPs
?
The Raster Operations Pipeline (ROPs) is primarily responsible for handling lighting and reflection calculations in games, as well as managing effects like anti-aliasing (AA), high resolution, smoke, and fire. The more demanding the anti-aliasing and lighting effects in a game, the higher the performance requirements for the ROPs; otherwise, it may result in a sharp drop in frame rate.
48
Suggested PSU
300W
Benchmarks
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2160p
Score
15
fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p
Score
30
fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p
Score
45
fps
Battlefield 5 2160p
Score
24
fps
Battlefield 5 1440p
Score
45
fps
Battlefield 5 1080p
Score
68
fps
FP32 (float)
Score
3.856
TFLOPS
3DMark Time Spy
Score
3754
Blender
Score
344
OctaneBench
Score
74
Compared to Other GPU
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2160p
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p
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Battlefield 5 2160p
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Battlefield 5 1440p
/ fps
Battlefield 5 1080p
/ fps
FP32 (float)
/ TFLOPS
3DMark Time Spy
Blender
OctaneBench