NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores336.6 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 980 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W N/A Aug 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
$649 • Jun 2015
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6GB GDDR5 250W N/A Jun 2015
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1708 MHz | 1076 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 336.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1152 | 2816 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 72 | 176 |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 81.98 GPixel/s | 103.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 336.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.935 GFLOPS | 6.06 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 601 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 8000 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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
6010 (+60%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
34861
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
49950 (+43%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
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
73.4 FPS (+48%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9787
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
13771 (+41%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (161 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+77%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+76%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 137 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+57%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 72 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 980 Ti (+15%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+36%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+37%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+52%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+34%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+55%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+44%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+42%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+45%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+39%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+43%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+60%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 30 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 980 Ti (+42%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+42%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+48%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Wins!
Based on 158 benchmarks across 54 games
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
+47.4%
71
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
0
Wins
48
Avg FPS
40
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
156
Wins
71
Avg FPS
59
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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