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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB: specs, benchmarks and comparison

  • 6 GB GDDR5
  • 120 W
  • PSU 400 W+
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Render rank (OptiX)
63 of 67
among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 2% of the leader
Release
July 19, 2016
Power supply
400 W+
manufacturer recommendation

Performance

Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)

130.9 s

lower is better

Rank 28 of 31 tested on CUDA13% of the leader
131
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 26GeForce GTX 970114
  2. 27GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER126
  3. 28GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB131
  4. 29GeForce GTX 1650134
  5. 30GeForce GTX 1050 Ti210

Median of 38 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (3)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92154.27 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90.1156.34 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81150.8 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)

163.92 s

lower is better

Median of 9 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92158.83 s · small sample—

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Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (CUDA)

473.48 s

lower is better

Rank 24 of 26 tested on CUDA17% of the leader
473
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 22GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU317
  2. 23GeForce GTX 1070318
  3. 24GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB473
  4. 25GeForce GTX 1650494
  5. 26GeForce GTX 1050 Ti650

Median of 30 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92527.97 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90.1519.76 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (OPTIX)

613.09 s

lower is better

Median of 6 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92583.91 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)

304.2 s

lower is better

Median of 17 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92305.71 s · small sample—

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Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (OPTIX)

321.23 s

lower is better

Median of 7 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92318.35 s · small sample—

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Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (CUDA)

529.76 s

lower is better

Median of 16 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92530.6 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (OPTIX)

368.01 s

lower is better

Median of 8 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92479.8 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)

797.5 s

lower is better

Rank 21 of 21 tested on CUDA12% of the leader
798
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 17GeForce RTX 2060438
  2. 18GeForce GTX 1080461
  3. 19GeForce GTX 1070551
  4. 20GeForce GTX 1650796
  5. 21GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB798

Median of 21 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92866.62 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 (OPTIX)

895.1 s

lower is better

Median of 5 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (CUDA)

1,242.06 s

lower is better

Median of 18 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.921,599.75 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (OPTIX)

1,279.08 s

lower is better

Median of 4 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)

472 samples/min

higher is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0430 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0456 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0454 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0383 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)

361 samples/min

higher is better

Rank 63 of 67 tested on OptiX2% of the leader
361
05,00010,00015,000
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 61GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop GPU466
  2. 62GeForce GTX 1650424
  3. 63GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB361
  4. 64GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB274
  5. 65GeForce GTX 970255

Median of 57 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (17)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0316 samples/min47 of 48
Blender Benchmark 5.1.1284 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0308 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.0.0295 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.4.0360 samples/min56 of 59
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0360 samples/min49 of 50
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0366 samples/min47 of 47
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0368 samples/min45 of 45
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0370 samples/min47 of 47
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0391 samples/min48 of 49
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0391 samples/min41 of 41
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0388 samples/min42 of 43
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0392 samples/min36 of 37
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1383 samples/min30 of 30
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0388 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0393 samples/min35 of 38
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1446 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
1,280 (CUDA cores)

Clocks

Base clock
1,506 MHz
Boost clock
1,708 MHz

Memory

Video memory
6 GB
Memory type
GDDR5
Memory bus
192 bit
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s

Power and dimensions

Board power
120 W (board power)
Recommended PSU
400 W
Interface
PCIe 3.0
Length (reference / Founders Edition)
250 mm
Thickness (slots)
2
Power connectors (reference)
1x 6-pin

Checked against NVIDIA’s official specifications on 2026-11-14. Fields NVIDIA does not list are left empty.

Specifications: NVIDIA, checked November 14, 2026. Release date: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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