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    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 1060

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Aug 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      106%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      111%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    11% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1060

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060

    The GeForce GTX 1060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (23 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 1060
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-300-A1)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs200 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs4,400 million
    Shaders1152vs1280
    Compute Units9vs10
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs48vs48
    TMUs72vs80

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 1060
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size3072 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 1060
    TDP120 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date18 Aug 2016vs10 Jul 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      72.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      108.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      192.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      3470.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      16380
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17380

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Vulkan, Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, Async on

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      69
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      37
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      41
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Vulkan, Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, Async on

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      114

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      66
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest Detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      68
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Vulkan, Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, Async on

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      22
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      22
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      17
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      23
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

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