NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GP106GPU NameGP104
GP106-410-A1Model numberGP104-150-KA-A1
PascalArchitecturePascal
TSMCFoundryTSMC
16 nmProcess Size16 nm
4,400 millionTransistors7,200 million
200 mm²Die Size314 mm²

Graphics Card

Apr 20th, 2017Release DateNever Released
GeForce 10FamilyGeForce 10
ActiveProductionActive
GeForce 900PredecessorGeForce 900
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

6 GBMemory Size8 GB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5X
192 bitMemory Bus256 bit
216.7 GB/sBandwidth256.3 GB/s

Performance

82.03 GPixel/sPixel fillrate109.4 GPixel/s
136.7 GTexel/sTexture fillrate136.7 GTexel/s
68.36 GFLOPS (1:64)FP16 (half) performance68.36 GFLOPS (1:64)
4.375 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance4.375 TFLOPS
136.7 GFLOPS (1:32)FP64 (double) performance136.7 GFLOPS (1:32)

Clock Speeds

1506 MHzBase Clock1506 MHz
1709 MHzBoost Clock1709 MHz
2257 MHz
9 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1001 MHz
8 Gbps effective

Render Config

1280Shading Units1280
80TMUs80
48ROPs64
48 KB (per SM)L1 Cache48 KB (per SM)
1536 KBL2 Cache2 MB
10SM Count10

Board Design

Dual-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
250 mm
9.8 inches
Length250 mm
9.8 inches
120 WThermal design power (TDP)120 W
300 WSuggested PSU300 W
1x DVI
1x HDMI
3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors1x DVI
1x HDMI
3x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin

API support

12 (12_1)DirectX12 (12_1)
4.6OpenGL4.6
3.0OpenCL3.0
1.2Vulkan1.2
6.4Shader Model6.4
6.1CUDA6.1