NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
23.3Rasterization73.5
20Ray Tracing68.5
32.8Memoryspec-based74.6
83.8Efficiencyspec-based55.2
28.8Compute86.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+58) and rasterization (+50). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- 73% lower TDP: 120 W vs 450 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $1,599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 29
- 1180% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 1,280
- 762% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 4,178
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 16 nm | 5 nm+69% |
| TDP | 120 W+73% | 450 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,280 | 16,384+1180% |
| RT cores | — | 128 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 512 |
| Base clock | 1,506 MHz | 2,235 MHz+48% |
| Boost clock | 1,709 MHz | 2,520 MHz+47% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 24 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+425% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,178Bottom 10% | 36,000+762%Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 10,100Top 4% |
| PassMark G3D | 10,021Bottom 15% | 38,500+284%Top 3% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 225 fpsTop 4% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 180 fpsTop 4% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 112 fpsTop 4% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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