GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps has 1280 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.86 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.77 TFLOPS.
The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.27 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.59 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps | GPU | PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | GM206-300-A1 |
| Pascal | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 1280 | Shader | 1024 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.257 GHz clocks. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.257 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 9.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 216 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps has a turbo clock of 1.860 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming is 1.266 GHz. |
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| 1.607 GHz | Base Clock | 1.203 GHz |
| 1.860 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| 1.84 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps are cooled with a Air cooling. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| GIGABYTE RGB Fusion | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 280 mm | Length | 212 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 16 nanometer process, GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps was released in Q3/2016. The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| GV-N1060AORUS-6GD | Part-no | KF960GTXXG2GEPB |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming
2 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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps
6 GB GDDR5 |
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PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC Gaming
2 GB GDDR5 |
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