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    GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      141%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      129%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 Ti .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Ti

    29% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Ti

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (74 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-400-A1)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs601 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs8,000 million
    Shaders1280vs2816
    Compute Units10vs22
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs48vs96
    TMUs80vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    TDP120 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date10 Jul 2016vs2 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      176.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      337.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17380
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24560

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      138
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      146

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      66
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      50
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      108
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      141

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      83
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      65
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      84
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      115

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      51
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      94
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      118

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      54
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      56
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      38
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      18
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

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