NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and has 1152 texture shaders and 9 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| GP106-300-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Pascal | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 9 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 1152 | Shader | 1664 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 72 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 3 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.002 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 192 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 1.050 GHz. |
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| 1.506 GHz | Base Clock | 1.050 GHz |
| 1.708 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a total of 1 Radial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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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 | 3x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 250 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| -- | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 299 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 28 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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4 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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4 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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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