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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC 12 GB GDDR6X · 2.55 GHz · 200 W Speed index 25/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is 662 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Speed index
3/100
25/100
FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
30.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.55 GHz
Memory Size
3 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
504 GB/s
TDP
120 W
200 W
Launch Price
199 $
599 $
105 pts
592 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
GPU ChipGP106-300-A1AD104-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors946
Shader11525888
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units72184
Raytracing Cores--46
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and has 1152 texture shaders and 9 execution units.

Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, which has 5888 shaders and 46 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Memory Size3 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.313 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps21.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s504 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 3 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC can access 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 504 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.920 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz2.550 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is 1.920 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
TDP120 W200 W
Tjunction max94 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC has a TDP of 200 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1a
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Length250 mm269 mm
Height111 mm132 mm
Width--40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is 269 mm long, 132 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q2/2023
Launch Price199 $599 $
Structure size16 nm5 nm
Part-no--NED4070S19K9-1047B
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC was introduced in Q2/2023 at a price of 599 $.

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 4070 Ghost OC +408.6 %

  1. 1,689
  2. 8,591

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 18,299

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 3,967

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 11,408

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,557

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 84,015

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. 56 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 96 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 134 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. 37 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 128 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 4070 Ghost OC +260.7 %

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. 101 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC +293.3 %

  1. 45 fps (avg)
  2. 177 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC +216.9 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 206 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 4070 Ghost OC +445.7 %

  1. 31,694
  2. 172,965

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC +377.3 %

  1. 32,894
  2. 156,995

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