NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory1664
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 970
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4GB GDDR5 148W N/A Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 970
$329 • Sep 2014
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Jul 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 148 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 1664 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 104 | 80 |
| ROPs | 56 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 65.97 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224.4 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.92 GFLOPS | 4.375 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 398 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 5200 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 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
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4085 (+14%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
28989
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
39230 (+35%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
46.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
54.6 FPS (+17%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9637
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
10080 (+5%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (221 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+5%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+3%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+28%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 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 6 GB (+15%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+16%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+16%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 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 6 GB (+25%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+28%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+18%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 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 6 GB (+21%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+20%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+24%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 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 6 GB (+13%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+13%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+0%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 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 6 GB (+24%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+22%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+19%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Wins!
Based on 218 benchmarks across 74 games
43
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 970
VS
+18.9%
51
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
6
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
206
Wins
51
Avg FPS
43
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
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