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    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 1070

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Aug 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    GeForce GTX 1070
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jun 2016
    GeForce GTX 1070

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      150%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      154%

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 1070

    54% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 1070

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1070

    The GeForce GTX 1070 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 1070
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-300-A1)vsGP104 (GP104-200-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs314 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs7,200 million
    Shaders1152vs1920
    Compute Units9vs15
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs48vs64
    TMUs72vs120

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 1070
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size3072 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 1070
    TDP120 wattsvs150 watts
    Release Date18 Aug 2016vs10 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      72.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      96.40 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      108.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      180.70 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      192.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      256.30 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      3470.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      5783.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      16380
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      24720

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      67

    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 1070
      124

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      37
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      65

    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 1070
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      41
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      66

    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 1070
      179

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      66
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      86

    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 1070
      109

    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 1070
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      68
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      90

    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 1070
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      22
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      22
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37

    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 1070
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      23
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

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