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Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5

Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream
Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.30 GHz · 145 W Speed index 4/100

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream has 1664 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.30 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.34 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has 1280 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.71 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.38 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 0.9 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream.

Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Speed index
4/100
4/100
FP32
4.34 TFLOPS
4.38 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.30 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
145 W
120 W
Launch Price
329 $
249 $
112 pts
121 pts

GPU

GPUPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1GP106-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1310
Shader16641280
Render Output Units5648
Texture Units10480
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 13 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 10 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA 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 Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Base Clock1.152 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.304 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream has a turbo clock of 1.304 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is 1.708 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
TDP145 W120 W
Tjunction max98 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream has 2 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
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

DimensionsPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Length247 mm250 mm
Height126 mm111 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataPalit GeForce GTX 970 JetStreamNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q3/2016
Launch Price329 $249 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Part-noNE5X970H16G2J--
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream was released in Q3/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 +17.1 %

  1. 1,569
  2. 1,837

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 814

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. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 54 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 73 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 +13.5 %

  1. 29,598
  2. 33,605

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream +2.8 %

  1. 35,257
  2. 34,284

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