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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs Gainward GeForce GTX 980

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
Gainward GeForce GTX 980
Gainward GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100
In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and the Gainward GeForce GTX 980, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 is 14 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Speed index
4/100
4/100
FP32
4.38 TFLOPS
4.98 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.22 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
120 W
165 W
Launch Price
249 $
499 $
MonkeyBench 2026.3
118 pts
102 pts

Technical details

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gainward GeForce GTX 980

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
GPU ChipGP106-400-A1GM204-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1016
Shader12802048
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units80128
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units.

Gainward GeForce GTX 980 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Memory Size6 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.127 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz1.216 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 is 1.127 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
TDP120 W165 W
Tjunction max94 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin2 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.2
DVI11
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
Length252 mm267 mm
Height112 mm112 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 252 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 980
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q3/2014
Launch Price249 $499 $
Structure size16 nm28 nm
Part-no426018336-371426018336-3347
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 980 was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $.

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 Gainward GeForce GTX 980 +0.3 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB6 GB GDDR5
    1,837
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 980Gainward GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    1,842

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB6 GB GDDR5
    814
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 980Gainward GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
View all 3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) benchmark results

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)

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB6 GB GDDR5
    30 fps (avg)
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 980Gainward GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB6 GB GDDR5
    54 fps (avg)
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 980Gainward GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB6 GB GDDR5
    73 fps (avg)
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 980Gainward GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results

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 Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB +4.9 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB6 GB GDDR5
    33,605
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 980Gainward GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    32,043

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce GTX 980 +12.7 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB6 GB GDDR5
    34,284
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 980Gainward GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    38,621
View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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