Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
63
34
28
15
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
45
39
27
12
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
84
57
41
16
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
49
44
31
14
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
28
23
18
n/a
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
39
32
22
14
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
24
16
14
9
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
30
26
16
n/a
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
51
45
29
16
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p High46112
1080p Ultra3592
1440p Ultra2567
4K Ultra1237
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spy386310423
Solar Bay988844973
Port Royal8245820
Fire Strike1226726478
Night Raid5078798514
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur92.6 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection43.3 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.04 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.28 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.25 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching110.7 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics3306.4 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Mark772733
DirectX 1171 fps158 fps
DirectX 1235 fps73 fps
GPU Compute4116 Ops/s6845 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)284.8 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase280.4 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)245.2 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex1203.9 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 25992 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2231.3 fps272.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1404.63381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced August, 18, 2016 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Ada Lovelace
Codename GP106 AD107 (GN21-X4)
Price 199 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1506 MHz 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1708 MHz 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 1152 3072
TMUs 72 96
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 9 24
Ray Tracing Cores No 24
Tensor Cores No 96
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 82 Gpix/sec 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 123 GTex/s 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 120 W 35-140 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 16 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 4 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 20 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2002 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 3 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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