NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores336.6 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 980 Ti
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6GB GDDR5 250W N/A Jun 2015
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
$649 • Jun 2015
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Jul 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 250 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1076 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 336.6 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 2816 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 176 | 80 |
| ROPs | 96 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 103.3 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 336.6 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.06 GFLOPS | 4.375 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 601 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 8000 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 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
6010 (+47%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
49950 (+27%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
39230
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)
73.4 FPS (+34%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13771 (+37%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
10080
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 980 Ti (+62%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+60%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 137 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+20%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+13%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+32%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+33%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+24%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+18%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+31%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+27%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+26%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+23%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+36%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+37%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+52%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+23%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+24%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 980 Ti (+29%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Wins!
Based on 218 benchmarks across 74 games
66
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
VS
+28.3%
51
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
212
Wins
66
Avg FPS
55
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
0
Wins
51
Avg FPS
43
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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