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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

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Key differences

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher RT cores (170 vs 0)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (680 vs 0)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Shading cores (21,760 vs 1,280)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Memory bandwidth (1792 GB/s vs 192 GB/s)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher VRAM (32 GB vs 6 GB)

Full spec comparison

Spec
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Performance
VRAM6 GB32 GB
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR7
Memory bus width192 bit512 bit
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s1792 GB/s
Shading cores1,28021,760
RT cores0170
Tensor / AI cores0680
Base clock1506 MHz2010 MHz
Boost clock1708 MHz2410 MHz
Ray tracingNoYes
Upscaling techNoneDLSS 4 (Multi Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP120 W575 W
Recommended PSU400 W1000 W
Power connector1× 6-pin1× 16-pin (12V-2x6)
Bus interfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Card length250 mm304 mm
Slot width2 slots2.5 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort, 1× HDMI, 1× DVI3× DisplayPort 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

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