NVIDIA · Pascal
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 5 GB GDDR5
- 120 W
- Release
- December 26, 2017
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)
130.34 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, classroom (CUDA)
461.81 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)
332 samples/min
higher is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (3)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 318 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.0 | 310 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 360 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
- GPU chip
- GP106-350-K3-A1
- Architecture
- Pascal
- Shader units
- 1,280 (CUDA cores)
Clocks
- Base clock
- 1,506 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,709 MHz
Memory
- Video memory
- 5 GB
- Memory type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 160 bit
- Memory bandwidth
- 160.2 GB/s
Power and dimensions
- Board power
- 120 W (TDP)
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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