Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream
vs
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 230 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream has the GM204-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on the graphics chip GP106-400-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream GPU ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GM204-400-A1 GPU Chip GP106-400-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Pascal
16 Streaming Multiprocessors 10
2048 Shader 1280
64 Render Output Units 48
128 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream clocks at 1.800 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.2 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.800 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
7.2 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
230 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.203 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.304 GHz Boost Clock 1.708 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 165 W.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

165 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 2x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 No
No VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

280 mm Length 242 mm
133 mm Height 130 mm
50 mm Width 43 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q4/2014.

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

NE5X980H14G2J Part-no DUAL-GTX1060-6G
Q4/2014 Release date Q3/2016
549 $ Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 16 nm
-- 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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