nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory1920
Cores256.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VS
nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5 150W $379 Jun 2016
GeForce GTX 1070
$379 • Jun 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W $199 Aug 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 150 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 1920 | 1152 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 120 | 72 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 107.7 GPixel/s | 81.98 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256.3 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.463 GFLOPS | 3.935 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-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
5844 (+56%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
3753
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
53429 (+53%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
34861
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
75.4 FPS (+52%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
49.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13504 (+38%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
9787
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (161 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 144 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+51%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+80%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 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 1070 (+15%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+41%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+40%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 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 1070 (+74%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+55%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+59%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 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 1070 (+55%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+54%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+64%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 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 1070 (+39%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+43%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+45%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 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 1070 (+58%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+56%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+59%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Wins!
Based on 158 benchmarks across 54 games
73
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
VS
+52.7%
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
156
Wins
73
Avg FPS
62
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
0
Wins
48
Avg FPS
40
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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