GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GPU Codename	GP106
Architecture	Pascal
Launch Date	2017-12-26
Market Segment Notes	Desktop in GeForce GTX 10 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GP106
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-2173
Process Node	TSMC 16 nm
Transistor Count	4.4 billion
Die Size	200 mm²
CUDA Cores	1280
SM Count	10
TMUs	80
ROPs	40
Base Clock	1,506 MHz
Boost Clock	1,709 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	68.36 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	136.7 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	4.38 TFLOPS
FP16 Throughput	0.07 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.14 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	5 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	160-bit
Memory Clock	2,002 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	160.2 GB/s
L2 Cache	1 MB
L1 Cache	48 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	120 W
Recommended PSU	300 W
Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Display Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Slot Width	Dual-slot, 250 mm length
Card Length	250 mm
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	NVIDIA reference design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	6.1
Shader Model	6.8
DirectX Support	DirectX 12.1
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.4
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 3.0

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