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GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design vs Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design

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NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design

2017Core: 1063 MHzBoost: 1480 MHz
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Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design

2019Core: 600 MHzBoost: 1215 MHz
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GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design vs Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design Performance Spectrum

GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
6 GB 80
7,853
0.0%
brand logoGeForce GTX 880M SLI
brand logoGeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
brand logoGeForce GTX 770
brand logoGeForce GTX 1650 (móvel)
brand logoGeForce RTX 3050 OEM
brand logoGeForce GTX 1080
brand logoGeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
brand logoGeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
6 GB 60
8,119
+3.4%
brand logoGeForce MX550
brand logoGeForce GTX 670
brand logoGeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
brand logoGeForce GTX 1650 (móvel)
brand logoGeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
brand logoRTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
brand logoGeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
brand logoRTX 4000 Ada Generation

About G3D Mark

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.

GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design vs Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

Search any supported game below to compare 1080p FPS for both components.

Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low82 FPS
medium70 FPS
high59 FPS
ultra39 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low83 FPS
medium72 FPS
high59 FPS
ultra39 FPS
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low167 FPS
medium142 FPS
high118 FPS
ultra83 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low170 FPS
medium135 FPS
high110 FPS
ultra94 FPS
League of Legends

League of Legends

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low353 FPS
medium283 FPS
high236 FPS
ultra177 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low365 FPS
medium292 FPS
high244 FPS
ultra183 FPS
Valorant

Valorant

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low214 FPS
medium182 FPS
high147 FPS
ultra125 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low231 FPS
medium195 FPS
high159 FPS
ultra134 FPS
Among Us

Among Us

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high60 FPS
ultra60 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high60 FPS
ultra60 FPS
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low138 FPS
medium118 FPS
high99 FPS
ultra78 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low153 FPS
medium136 FPS
high114 FPS
ultra93 FPS
ARC Raiders

ARC Raiders

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low77 FPS
medium61 FPS
high50 FPS
ultra34 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low183 FPS
medium144 FPS
high120 FPS
ultra92 FPS
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low94 FPS
medium76 FPS
high65 FPS
ultra49 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low145 FPS
medium126 FPS
high105 FPS
ultra84 FPS
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low85 FPS
medium68 FPS
high54 FPS
ultra46 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low115 FPS
medium99 FPS
high76 FPS
ultra63 FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone

1080P
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
low95 FPS
medium72 FPS
high57 FPS
ultra49 FPS
1080P
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
low113 FPS
medium92 FPS
high79 FPS
ultra69 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design vs Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design

2017

Why buy it

  • ✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

  • ❌Lower average FPS than Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • ❌No DLSS support; it relies on Upscaling support instead.
  • ❌2017 hardware with 6 GB of VRAM already sits in legacy territory for modern games.
  • ❌33.3% higher power demand at 80W vs 60W.

Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design

2019

Why buy it

  • ✅24.5% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • ✅Access to DLSS 2 Super Resolution (2020).
  • ✅Better long-term bet: Turing (2018−2022) on 12nm gives it a newer hardware base for upcoming games.
  • ✅Draws 60W instead of 80W, a 20W reduction.

Trade-offs

  • ❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 24.5% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and by 3.4% in PassMark G3D (8,119 vs 7,853), so the answer here is pretty clean.
Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, DLSS 2 Super Resolution (2020) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 12nm process instead of 16nm, 36 vs 0 ray-tracing units, and a newer 2019 generation instead of 2017. That gives it the more rounded hardware package for newer games.
Which GPU is the better buy today?
Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design vs Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design

The GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in June 27 2017. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1063 MHz to 1480 MHz. It has 1280 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 80W. Manufactured using 16 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,853 points.

NVIDIA

Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design

The Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in May 27 2019. It features the Turing architecture. The core clock ranges from 600 MHz to 1215 MHz. It has 2304 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 60W. Manufactured using 12 nm process technology. It features 36 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 8,119 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design scores 7,853 and the Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design reaches 8,119 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 3.4% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design is built on Pascal while the Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design uses Turing, both on 16 nm vs 12 nm. Shader units: 1,280 (GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design) vs 2,304 (Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design). Raw compute: 3.789 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design) vs 5.599 TFLOPS (Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design). Boost clocks: 1480 MHz vs 1215 MHz.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q DesignQuadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
G3D Mark Score
7,853
8,119+3%
Architecture
Pascal
Turing
Process Node
16 nm
12 nm
Shading Units
1280
2304+80%
Compute (TFLOPS)
3.789 TFLOPS
5.599 TFLOPS+48%
Boost Clock
1480 MHz+22%
1215 MHz
ROPs
48
64+33%
TMUs
80
144+80%
L1 Cache
0.47 MB
2.3 MB+389%
L2 Cache
1.5 MB
4 MB+167%
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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design supports the newer DLSS 2 Super Resolution, whereas the GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design is capped at Upscaling support.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q DesignQuadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
Upscaling Tech
Upscaling support
DLSS 2 Super Resolution
Frame Generation
Not Supported
Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction
No
No
Low Latency
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NVIDIA Reflex
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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 6 GB of video memory. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design and 256-bit on the Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design. L2 Cache: 1.5 MB (GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design) vs 4 MB (Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design) — the Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q DesignQuadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
VRAM Capacity
6 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Bus Width
128-bit
256-bit+100%
L2 Cache
1.5 MB
4 MB+167%
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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design) vs 12 Ultimate (Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q DesignQuadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
DirectX
12.1
12 Ultimate
Vulkan
1.3
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Max Displays
4
4
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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 6.0 (GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design) vs NVENC 7th Gen (Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design). Decoder: PureVideo HD VP8 vs NVDEC 4th Gen. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9 (GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design) vs H.265,H.264 (Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design).

FeatureGeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q DesignQuadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
Encoder
NVENC 6.0
NVENC 7th Gen
Decoder
PureVideo HD VP8
NVDEC 4th Gen
Codecs
MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9
H.265,H.264
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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design draws 80W versus the Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design's 60W — a 28.6% difference. The Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design) vs 500W (Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 0mm, occupying 0 vs 0 slots.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q DesignQuadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q Design
TDP
80W
60W-25%
Recommended PSU
350W-30%
500W
Power Connector
PCIe-powered
PCIe-powered
Length
0mm
0mm
Height
0mm
0mm
Slots
0
0
Temp (Load)
—
Unknown
Perf/Watt
98.2
135.3+38%