GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
413
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Value for money (0-100)
32.73
Pascal
Architecture
Pascal
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Code name
GP108
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Type
Desktop
20 April 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
17 May 2017 (4 years ago)
$299
Launch price (MSRP)
$79
$498 (1.7x MSRP)
Price now
$167 (2.1x MSRP)
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Value for money
13.90
GP106
GPU code name
N17P-G1
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
384
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
1228 MHz
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Boost Clock
1468 MHz
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Transistor count
1,800 million
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
136.7
Texture fill rate
35.23
4,375 gflops
Floating-point performance
1,127 gflops
1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
1709 MHz
Boost clock speed
1670 MHz
4,400 million
Number of transistors
1,800 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
30 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
250 mm
Length
145 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
9028 MHz
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
216.7 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
48.06 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI
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G-SYNC support
+
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is the additional functionality.

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VR Ready
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Multi Monitor
+
6.1
CUDA
6.1
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Multi-Projection
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.2.131
6.4
Shader Model
6.4
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps or NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 31 15 13 10
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 18.5 11.8 9.5
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 92.7 41.6 30.7 18.6 13.7 4.82
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 105.9 35.7 24.2 15.4 8.9
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 38.4 17.6 14.9 14.2
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

More maximum RAM amount (6 GB vs 2 GB)

More memory bandwidth (216.7 GB/s vs 48.06 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

13.06% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($167 (2.1x MSRP) vs $498 (1.7x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 16 nm)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

So, GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps or NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 .

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps versus NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
2.5 Out of 2 CpusData Score NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030