GPU comparison with benchmarks

GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB vs GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC

GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.73 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB has 1152 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.73 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.00 TFLOPS.

GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.82 GHz · 175 W Speed index 7/100

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.82 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 8.36 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is 109 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB.

GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Speed index
3/100
7/100
FP32
4.00 TFLOPS
8.36 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.73 GHz
1.82 GHz
Memory Size
3 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
120 W
175 W
Launch Price
199 $
499 $
108 pts
306 pts

GPU

GPUGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GPU ChipGP106-300-A1TU106
Streaming Multiprocessors936
Shader11522304
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units72144
Raytracing Cores--36
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 9 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Memory Size3 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB is equipped with a 3 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Base Clock1.518 GHz1.410 GHz
Boost Clock1.733 GHz1.815 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB has a turbo clock of 1.733 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is 1.815 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
TDP120 W175 W
Tjunction max94 °C89 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 89 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 80 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
USB-C--1
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Length228 mm283 mm
Height124 mm139 mm
Width42 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB is 42 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is 42 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GBGALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q4/2018
Launch Price199 $499 $
Structure size16 nm12 nm
Part-no60NNH7DSL9C327NSL6UCT7OC
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB was released in Q3/2016.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC published in Q4/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

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 GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC +170.2 %

  1. 1,702
  2. 4,599

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 5,648

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 1,986

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)

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  2. 34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 40 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 61 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 RTX 2070 OC +117.9 %

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. 61 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC +130.4 %

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC +124.2 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 148 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 GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC +213.9 %

  1. 32,177
  2. 101,018

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC +189.1 %

  1. 33,395
  2. 96,533

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