GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 970
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
104%
GeForce GTX 970
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
109%
GeForce GTX 970
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
| 9% higher gaming performance. |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 970 |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (23 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | GeForce GTX 970 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | vs | GM204 (GM204-200-A1) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | vs | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,400 million | vs | 5,200 million |
| Shaders | 1152 | vs | 1664 |
| Compute Units | 9 | vs | 13 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 56 |
| TMUs | 72 | vs | 104 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | GeForce GTX 970 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | vs | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | GeForce GTX 970 | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 148 watts |
| Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | vs | 19 Sep 2014 |
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
72.30 GP/s
GeForce GTX 970
58.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
108.40 GT/s
GeForce GTX 970
109.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
192.20 GB/s
GeForce GTX 970
224.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3470.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 970
3494.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
16380
GeForce GTX 970
15750
Points (higher is better)
DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
50
GeForce GTX 970
41
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
65
GeForce GTX 970
58
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
45
GeForce GTX 970
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
GeForce GTX 970
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
46
GeForce GTX 970
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
49
GeForce GTX 970
44
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
41
GeForce GTX 970
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
47
GeForce GTX 970
45
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
103
GeForce GTX 970
91
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
66
GeForce GTX 970
62
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
GeForce GTX 970
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
70
GeForce GTX 970
63
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
GeForce GTX 970
44
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
82
GeForce GTX 970
61
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
58
GeForce GTX 970
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
68
GeForce GTX 970
64
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
33
GeForce GTX 970
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
GeForce GTX 970
23
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
GeForce GTX 970
19
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
17
GeForce GTX 970
19
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
24
GeForce GTX 970
24
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
23
GeForce GTX 970
18
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
26
GeForce GTX 970
23
FPS (higher is better)