GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
100%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
149%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
100%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
146%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 |
| 46% 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980 Ti
The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (22 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | GeForce GTX 980 Ti | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | vs | GM200 (GM200-310-A1) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | vs | 601 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,400 million | vs | 8,000 million |
| Shaders | 1152 | vs | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 9 | vs | 22 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 96 |
| TMUs | 72 | vs | 176 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | GeForce GTX 980 Ti | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | vs | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | GeForce GTX 980 Ti | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | vs | 2 Jun 2015 |
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
72.30 GP/s
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
96.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
108.40 GT/s
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
176.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
192.20 GB/s
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
337.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3470.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
5632.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
16380
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
24560
Points (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
103
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
141
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
66
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
84
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
76
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
70
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
104
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
52
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
66
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
82
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
98
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
58
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
81
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
68
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
88
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
65
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
91
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
45
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
37
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
58
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
46
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
70
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
49
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
72
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
41
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
59
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
47
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
66
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
33
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
47
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
34
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
17
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
24
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
23
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
26
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
36
FPS (higher is better)