G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

GeForce GTX 1060

2016

Why buy it

✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 40.4 vs 0 G3D/$ ($249 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark G3D performance (10,064 vs 35,929).
❌Less VRAM, with 6 GB vs 24 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2016-era hardware with 6 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌89.5% higher power demand at 180W vs 95W.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile

2025

Why buy it

✅+257% higher PassMark G3D performance.
✅300% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (24 GB vs 6 GB).
✅More future proof: Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 95W instead of 180W, a 85W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 40.4 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $249 MSRP).

GeForce GTX 1060

2016

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile

2025

Why buy it

✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 40.4 vs 0 G3D/$ ($249 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).

Why buy it

✅+257% higher PassMark G3D performance.
✅300% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (24 GB vs 6 GB).
✅More future proof: Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 95W instead of 180W, a 85W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark G3D performance (10,064 vs 35,929).
❌Less VRAM, with 6 GB vs 24 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2016-era hardware with 6 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌89.5% higher power demand at 180W vs 95W.

Trade-offs

❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 40.4 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $249 MSRP).

Quick Answers

So, is RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile better than GeForce GTX 1060?

Yes. RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile is clearly the better overall GPU here. You are also looking at 35,929 vs 10,064 in G3D Mark. On top of that, RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile is a 2025 card with no meaningful modern upscaling stack, while GeForce GTX 1060 is a 2016 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2025 generation instead of 2016, 257.0% more raw performance headroom, more VRAM at 24 GB instead of 6 GB, and 100.0% more ray-tracing hardware. That leaves it with more room for heavier textures, tougher ray tracing loads, and higher-end 1440p or 4K gaming over the next few years.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile is the smarter buy by a wide margin. RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile is priced in an unclear MSRP range at an unclear MSRP versus $249 MSRP, and you are getting 257.0% higher G3D Mark. GeForce GTX 1060 really only makes sense now as a very cheap stopgap or a used-market placeholder.

Is GeForce GTX 1060 still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

No, not for a fresh gaming build. GeForce GTX 1060 is 2016 hardware with 6 GB of VRAM, 10,064 in G3D Mark, and no meaningful modern upscaling stack. That is simply too far behind to be an easy modern recommendation.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

GeForce GTX 1060 Benchmark Check

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	117 FPS	266 FPS
medium	105 FPS	239 FPS
high	91 FPS	194 FPS
ultra	77 FPS	122 FPS
1440p
low	103 FPS	239 FPS
medium	87 FPS	203 FPS
high	76 FPS	142 FPS
ultra	67 FPS	89 FPS
4K
low	55 FPS	107 FPS
medium	49 FPS	91 FPS
high	41 FPS	60 FPS
ultra	37 FPS	51 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	216 FPS	544 FPS
medium	181 FPS	458 FPS
high	148 FPS	357 FPS
ultra	113 FPS	306 FPS
1440p
low	134 FPS	438 FPS
medium	107 FPS	368 FPS
high	87 FPS	282 FPS
ultra	68 FPS	229 FPS
4K
low	62 FPS	239 FPS
medium	51 FPS	196 FPS
high	49 FPS	166 FPS
ultra	41 FPS	132 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	453 FPS	999 FPS
medium	362 FPS	999 FPS
high	302 FPS	999 FPS
ultra	226 FPS	808 FPS
1440p
low	340 FPS	952 FPS
medium	272 FPS	877 FPS
high	226 FPS	806 FPS
ultra	170 FPS	606 FPS
4K
low	226 FPS	552 FPS
medium	181 FPS	482 FPS
high	151 FPS	429 FPS
ultra	113 FPS	352 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	358 FPS	439 FPS
medium	302 FPS	391 FPS
high	260 FPS	350 FPS
ultra	226 FPS	276 FPS
1440p
low	299 FPS	319 FPS
medium	254 FPS	291 FPS
high	208 FPS	256 FPS
ultra	170 FPS	197 FPS
4K
low	170 FPS	210 FPS
medium	133 FPS	183 FPS
high	123 FPS	146 FPS
ultra	102 FPS	112 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce GTX 1060 and RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile

GeForce GTX 1060

The GeForce GTX 1060 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in May 27 2016. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1607 MHz to 1733 MHz. It has 2560 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 180W. Manufactured using 16 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 10,064 points. Launch price was $599.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 19 2025. It features the Blackwell 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 990 MHz to 1680 MHz. It has 10496 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 95W. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. It features 82 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 35,929 points.

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Graphics Performance

In G3D Mark, the GeForce GTX 1060 scores 10,064 versus the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile's 35,929 — the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile leads by 257%. The GeForce GTX 1060 is built on Pascal while the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile uses Blackwell 2.0, both on 16 nm vs 5 nm. Shader units: 2,560 (GeForce GTX 1060) vs 10,496 (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile). Raw compute: 8.873 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 1060) vs 35.27 TFLOPS (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile). Boost clocks: 1733 MHz vs 1680 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
G3D Mark Score	10,064	35,929+257%
Architecture	Pascal	Blackwell 2.0
Process Node	16 nm	5 nm
Shading Units	2560	10496+310%
Compute (TFLOPS)	8.873 TFLOPS	35.27 TFLOPS+297%
Boost Clock	1733 MHz+3%	1680 MHz
ROPs	64	112+75%
TMUs	160	328+105%
L1 Cache	0.94 MB	10.3 MB+996%
L2 Cache	2 MB	64 MB+3100%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	Upscaling support
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The GeForce GTX 1060 comes with 6 GB of VRAM, while the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile has 24 GB. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile offers 300% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Memory bandwidth: 192 GB/s (GeForce GTX 1060) vs 1024 GB/s (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile) — a 433.3% advantage for the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile. Bus width: 192-bit vs 384-bit. L2 Cache: 2 MB (GeForce GTX 1060) vs 64 MB (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile) — the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
VRAM Capacity	6 GB	24 GB+300%
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR7
Memory Bandwidth	192 GB/s	1024 GB/s+433%
Bus Width	192-bit	384-bit+100%
L2 Cache	2 MB	64 MB+3100%

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 (GeForce GTX 1060) vs 12 Ultimate (12_2) (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.5 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Vulkan	1.3	1.4+8%
OpenGL	4.5	4.6+2%
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC (Pascal) (GeForce GTX 1060) vs NVENC (Blackwell) (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile). Decoder: NVDEC (Pascal) vs NVDEC (Blackwell). Supported codecs: H.264,H.265/HEVC (GeForce GTX 1060) vs H.264,H.265,AV1,VP9 (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile).

Feature	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
Encoder	NVENC (Pascal)	NVENC (Blackwell)
Decoder	NVDEC (Pascal)	NVDEC (Blackwell)
Codecs	H.264,H.265/HEVC	H.264,H.265,AV1,VP9

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 1060 draws 180W versus the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile's 95W — a 61.8% difference. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 400W (GeForce GTX 1060) vs 650W (RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile). Power connectors: 6-pin vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 173mm vs 0mm, occupying 2 vs 0 slots.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1060	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Mobile
TDP	180W	95W-47%
Recommended PSU	400W-38%	650W
Power Connector	6-pin	PCIe-powered
Length	173mm	0mm
Height	111mm	0mm
Slots	2	0-100%
Temp (Load)	—	85
Perf/Watt	55.9	378.2+577%