NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1024
Cores112.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W N/A Aug 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 960
$199 • Jan 2015
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2GB GDDR5 120W N/A Jan 2015
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1708 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 112.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1152 | 1024 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 72 | 64 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 81.98 GPixel/s | 37.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 112.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.935 GFLOPS | 2.413 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 2940 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-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 (+72%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
2183
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
34861 (+71%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
20370
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
49.7 FPS (+60%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
31.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9787 (+60%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
6108
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Game Benchmarks Comparison (161 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+22%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+21%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+36%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+59%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+57%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+59%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+42%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+57%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+38%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+50%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+50%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+47%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+55%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+53%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+33%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+52%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+50%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+42%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Wins!
Based on 159 benchmarks across 54 games
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
+42.6%
34
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
152
Wins
48
Avg FPS
41
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA • 2GB GDDR5
5
Wins
34
Avg FPS
29
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
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