NVIDIA · Pascal
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 3 GB GDDR5
- 120 W
- Render rank (OptiX)
- 64 of 67
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 2% of the leader
- Launch price
- $199
- MSRP, US
- Release
- August 18, 2016
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)
139.42 s
lower is better
Median of 7 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.92 | 160.19 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, bmw27 (OPTIX)
183.38 s
lower is better
Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.92 | 179.73 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, classroom (CUDA)
479.52 s
lower is better
Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.92 | 516.16 s · small sample | — |
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Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, classroom (OPTIX)
647.74 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)
325.35 s
lower is better
Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.92 | 316.23 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, koro (CUDA)
553.33 s
lower is better
Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.92 | 528.45 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)
832.03 s
lower is better
Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.92 | 884.28 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.92
GPU, pavillon_barcelona (OPTIX)
936.53 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, victor (CUDA)
22,922 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)
357 samples/min
higher is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (1)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 387 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)
274 samples/min
higher is better
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 62GeForce GTX 1650424
- 63GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB361
- 64GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB274
- 65GeForce GTX 970255
- 66GeForce GTX 1050 Ti209
Median of 30 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (13)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 233 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 263 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 204 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 185 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 273 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 332 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 300 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 306 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 296 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 292 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 259 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 251 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 314 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.
Chip
- Architecture
- Pascal
- Shader units
- 1,152 (CUDA cores)
Clocks
- Base clock
- 1,506 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,708 MHz
Memory
- Video memory
- 3 GB
- Memory type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 192 bit
- Memory bandwidth
- 192.2 GB/s
Power and dimensions
- Board power
- 120 W (TDP)
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Several configurations exist under this name. The table lists the shared specifications.
Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Will it fit your system
Checks the power supply, case length and PCIe slot.
- Needs checkingPower supply. The manufacturer did not list a recommended PSU wattage (or it is not in the database).
- Needs checkingCard length and case. Length depends on the specific partner model (ASUS, MSI, Palit and others), so pick the exact SKU.
- Needs checkingPCIe interface. Enter the PCIe version of the motherboard slot.