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    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 980

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Aug 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    GeForce GTX 980
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 980

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      114%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      113%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

    45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 980

    13% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 980

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980

    The GeForce GTX 980 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 980
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-300-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-400-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders1152vs2048
    Compute Units9vs16
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs48vs64
    TMUs72vs128

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 980
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size3072 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 980
    TDP120 wattsvs165 watts
    Release Date18 Aug 2016vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      72.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      108.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      144.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      192.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      3470.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980
      4616.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      16380
    • GeForce GTX 980
      18720

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      50
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      76
    • GeForce GTX 980
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      45
    • GeForce GTX 980
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980
      45

    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 980
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      41
    • GeForce GTX 980
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      47
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      119
    • GeForce GTX 980
      132

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      66
    • GeForce GTX 980
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980
      62

    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 980
      76

    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 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      82
    • GeForce GTX 980
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      58
    • GeForce GTX 980
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      68
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      22
    • GeForce GTX 980
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      22
    • GeForce GTX 980
      24

    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 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      23
    • GeForce GTX 980
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

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