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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 190 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Speed index
4/100
11/100
FP32
4.38 TFLOPS
12.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
120 W
170 W
Launch Price
249 $
369 $
118 pts
258 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipGP106-400-A1GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1028
Shader12803584
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units80112
Raytracing Cores--28
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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 RTX 3060 Pegasus is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Memory Size6 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 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 RTX 3060 Pegasus can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz1.777 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 RTX 3060 Pegasus is 1.320 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
TDP120 W170 W
Tjunction max94 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-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 RTX 3060 Pegasus has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
Noise (Load)--39 dB
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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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 RTX 3060 Pegasus supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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 RTX 3060 Pegasus
Length252 mm170 mm
Height112 mm125 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 RTX 3060 Pegasus is 170 mm long, 125 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q1/2021
Launch Price249 $369 $
Structure size16 nm8 nm
Part-no426018336-371NE63060019K9-190AE
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 RTX 3060 Pegasus was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 369 $.

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 RTX 3060 Pegasus +119.2 %

  1. 1,837
  2. 4,026

Port Royal (Raytracing) Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +522.6 %

  1. 814
  2. 5,068

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,177

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 55 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 58 fps (avg)

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) Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +70.0 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +74.1 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +78.1 %

  1. 73 fps (avg)
  2. 130 fps (avg)

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 RTX 3060 Pegasus +165.2 %

  1. 33,605
  2. 89,106

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +161.1 %

  1. 34,284
  2. 89,506

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