ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB
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Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB and the Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units. Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units. |
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| ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB | GPU | Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Pascal | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 1280 | Shader | 1664 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.002 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 192 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB clocks in the base with up to 1.620 GHz. The base frequency of the Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top is 1.203 GHz. |
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| 1.620 GHz | Base Clock | 1.203 GHz |
| 1.873 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.355 GHz |
| 1.85 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB has a total of 3 Axial fans. The Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 75 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB. The Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| ASUS Aura Sync | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB is 298 mm long, 134 mm high and 40 mm wide. The Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top is -- long, -- high and -- wide. |
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| 298 mm | Length | -- |
| 134 mm | Height | -- |
| 40 mm | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | -- |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top was introduced in Q4/2014 at a price of 329 $. |
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| ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q4/2014 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 329 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 970 Ares Top
4 GB GDDR5 |
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