GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and has 1152 texture shaders and 9 execution units.

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, which has 5888 shaders and 46 execution units.
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GP106-300-A1 GPU Chip GA104-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
9 Streaming Multiprocessors 46
1152 Shader 5888
48 Render Output Units 96
72 Texture Units 184
0 Raytracing Cores 46

Memory

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 3 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

3 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is 1.500 GHz.

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.500 GHz
1.708 GHz Boost Clock 1.845 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.83 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G has a TDP of 270 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 270 W
-- TDP (up) 280 W
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 3 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 37-41 dB

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED MSI Mystic Light

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
No VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 255 mm long, 125 mm high and 42 mm wide.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G is 335 mm long, 140 mm high and 61 mm wide.

255 mm Length 335 mm
125 mm Height 140 mm
42 mm Width 61 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1735 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference).

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 699 $.

60NNH7DHL6VS Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q4/2020
199 $ (Reference) Launch Price 699 $
16 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
48 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
87 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)

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
53 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
105 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)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
28 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
83 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
45 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
150 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
65 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Suprim 8G
8 GB GDDR6
199 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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