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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
- Graphics Processor
- GP106
- Cores
- 1280
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 40
- Memory Size
- 5 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 160 bit
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on December 26th, 2017. Built on the 16 nm process, and based on the GP106 graphics processor, in its GP106-350-K3-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. The GP106 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 200 mm² and 4,400 million transistors. It features 1280 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 40 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 5 GB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, which are connected using a 160-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1506 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1709 MHz, memory is running at 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 120 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 250 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 120 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 250 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Dec 26th, 2017
- Generation
- GeForce 10
- Predecessor
- GeForce 900
- Successor
- GeForce 20
- Production
- End-of-life
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 117 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1506 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1709 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
2002 MHz
8 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 5 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 160 bit
- Bandwidth
- 160.2 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1280
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 40
- SM Count
- 10
- L1 Cache
- 48 KB (per SM)
- L2 Cache
- 1280 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 68.36 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 136.7 GTexel/s
- FP16 (half) performance
- 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64)
- FP32 (float) performance
- 4.375 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 250 mm
9.8 inches
- TDP
- 120 W
- Suggested PSU
- 300 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0
3x DisplayPort 1.4a
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin
- Board Number
- PG410 SKU 20
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_1)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 3.0
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- CUDA
- 6.1
- Shader Model
- 6.4
Card Notes
| China Exclusive |
Retail boards based on this design (21)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASL GTX 1060 Skynet Dual
|
1594 MHz | 1809 MHz | 2002 MHz | 210 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
ASUS GTX 1060 DS
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | 243 mm/9.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
ASUS GTX 1060 SI
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | 240 mm/9.4 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Colorful GTX 1060 GAMING V5
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
Colorful iCafe GTX 1060
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
Colorful iCafe GTX 1060 GAMING
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
Gainward GTX 1060 Extreme Edition
|
1518 MHz | 1733 MHz | 2002 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
Gainward GTX 1060 Herd Edition
|
1518 MHz | 1733 MHz | 2002 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
GALAX GTX 1060 Digital Edition
|
1518 MHz | 1733 MHz | 2002 MHz | 236 mm/9.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
GALAX GTX 1060 GAMER
|
1556 MHz | 1771 MHz | 2002 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches |
GIGABYTE GTX 1060 WindForce 2X
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | 223 mm/8.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
GIGABYTE GTX 1060 WindForce 2X OC
|
1556 MHz | 1771 MHz | 2002 MHz | 223 mm/8.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
MAXSUN GTX 1060 Big Mac
|
1531 MHz | 1746 MHz | 2002 MHz | |
MAXSUN GTX 1060 Big Mac M.4
|
1531 MHz | 1746 MHz | 2002 MHz | |
MAXSUN GTX 1060 Gaming Edition
|
1531 MHz | 1746 MHz | 2002 MHz | |
MAXSUN GTX 1060 Gaming Edition M.2
|
1531 MHz | 1746 MHz | 2002 MHz | |
MAXSUN GTX 1060 Gaming Edition M.4
|
1531 MHz | 1746 MHz | 2002 MHz | |
MAXSUN GTX 1060 Terminator
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | |
MSI GTX 1060 Air
|
1544 MHz | 1759 MHz | 2002 MHz | 243 mm/9.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
ONDA GTX 1060 Model v1.0
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | |
ZOTAC GTX 1060 Destroyer MI
|
1506 MHz | 1709 MHz | 2002 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
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