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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 14 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Speed index
4/100
4/100
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
4.38 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.22 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
165 W
120 W
Launch Price
499 $
249 $
MonkeyBench 2026.3
105 pts
121 pts

Technical details

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GPU ChipGM204-400-A1GP106-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1610
Shader20481280
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units12880
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, which has 1280 shaders and 10 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Memory Size4 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.216 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 1.506 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
TDP165 W120 W
Tjunction max98 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Fan-TypeRadialRadial
Fan 11 x 65 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI11
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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 980.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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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 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Length267 mm250 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2014Q3/2016
Launch Price499 $249 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 +0.3 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    1,842
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR56 GB GDDR5
    1,837

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR56 GB GDDR5
    814
View all 3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) benchmark results

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)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR56 GB GDDR5
    30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR56 GB GDDR5
    54 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR56 GB GDDR5
    73 fps (avg)
View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 +4.9 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    32,043
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR56 GB GDDR5
    33,605

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 +12.7 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    38,621
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR56 GB GDDR5
    34,284
View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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