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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1152 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 3.94 TFLOPS.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X 6 GB GDDR5X · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is 11 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Speed index
3/100
4/100
FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
4.38 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
3 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
120 W
120 W
Launch Price
199 $
249 $
MonkeyBench 2026.3
104 pts
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Technical details

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X

GPU

GPUZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X)
GPU ChipGP106-300-A1GP104-150-KA-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors910
Shader11521280
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units7280
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 9 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 10 execution units.

Memory

MemoryZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Memory Size3 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5X
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.001 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a 3 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X has a 6 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.001GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a turbo clock of 1.708 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is 1.708 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
TDP120 W120 W
Tjunction max94 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm1 x 100 mm
Fan 2--1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoNo
VP9DecodeDecode
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

DimensionsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
Length174 mm211 mm
Height111 mm125 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q4/2018
Launch Price199 $249 $
Structure size16 nm16 nm
Part-noZT-P10610A-10LZT-P10620A-10M
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was released in Q3/2016.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X published in Q4/2018 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X +8.8 %

  1. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    1,689
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5X
    1,837

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5X
    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) ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X +7.1 %

  1. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    28 fps (avg)
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5X
    30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X +22.2 %

  1. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    45 fps (avg)
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5X
    55 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X +15.4 %

  1. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    65 fps (avg)
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5X
    75 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X +9.9 %

  1. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    31,694
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5X
    34,822

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X +7.5 %

  1. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    32,894
  2. ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5XZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X6 GB GDDR5X
    35,364
View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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