GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GRID M60 8Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GRID M60 8Q. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GRID M60 8Q. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GRID M60 8Q

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB GRID M60 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • GRID M60 8Q has 87% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and GRID M60 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 949 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GRID M60 8Q - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID M60 8Q is 17 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 2996 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 20−22
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 7−8 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than GRID M60 8Q.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB GRID M60 8Q
Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name GP106 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 26 December 2017 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1280 2048
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 150.8
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 250 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 6.1 5.2