nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory1920
Cores256.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W $199 Aug 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1070
$379 • Jun 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5 150W $379 Jun 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1708 MHz | 1683 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 256.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 1152 | 1920 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 72 | 120 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 81.98 GPixel/s | 107.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 256.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.935 GFLOPS | 6.463 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 7200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3753
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
5844 (+56%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
34861
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
53429 (+53%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
49.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
75.4 FPS (+52%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9787
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
13504 (+38%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (41 benchmarks)
Sudden Strike 4
8.1 2017 • Strategy Kite Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+25%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+38%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+38%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Aven Colony
8 2017 • Indie, Simulation, Strategy Mothership Entertainment LLC
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+39%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+43%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+119%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
GET EVEN
6.9 2017 • Action, Indie The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+33%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+33%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
DiRT 4
6.3 2017 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+33%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+48%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+429%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
TEKKEN 7
8.7 2017 • Action, Sports BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+49%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
RiME
6.8 2017 • Adventure Tequila Works, QLOC
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+43%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+47%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Wins!
Based on 41 benchmarks across 14 games
53
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
+45.1%
77
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
0
Wins
53
Avg FPS
43
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
39
Wins
77
Avg FPS
62
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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