NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory1664
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W N/A Aug 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 970
$329 • Sep 2014
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4GB GDDR5 148W N/A Sep 2014
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 148 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1708 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1152 | 1664 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 72 | 104 |
| ROPs | 48 | 56 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 81.98 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.935 GFLOPS | 3.92 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 5200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 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 (+5%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
34861 (+20%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
28989
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
49.7 FPS (+6%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
46.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9787 (+2%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
9637
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Game Benchmarks Comparison (161 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+15%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+14%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+2%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+13%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+13%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+13%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+2%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+13%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+0%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+0%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+7%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+7%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+5%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+10%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+9%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+5%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+8%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+7%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (+4%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Wins!
Based on 158 benchmarks across 54 games
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
+3.1%
46
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
101
Wins
48
Avg FPS
40
Min FPS
64%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
38
Wins
46
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
24%
Win Rate
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