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 (89 benchmarks)
Warhammer Vermintide 2
7.4 2018 • Action, Indie, RPG Fatshark
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+59%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+60%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+61%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
7.8 2018 • Action, Adventure, Strategy KONAMI
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+57%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+60%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+70%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
8 2017 • Action TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+43%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 126 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Need for Speed Payback
7.7 2020 • Action, Adventure, Racing, Sports, Strategy Ghost Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+45%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+53%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+94%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Destiny 2
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Free To Play Bungie
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+43%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+48%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Rogue Trooper Redux
8.7 2017 • Action, Adventure TickTock Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+52%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 253 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 182 FPS
MIN 161 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+52%)
AVG 179 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Wins!
Based on 89 benchmarks across 30 games
72
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
VS
+49.2%
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
87
Wins
72
Avg FPS
60
Min FPS
98%
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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