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    GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 980

    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060
    GeForce GTX 980
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 980

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      107%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      103%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    No clear winner declared

    These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (63 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 980
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-400-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-400-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders1280vs2048
    Compute Units10vs16
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs48vs64
    TMUs80vs128

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 980
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 980
    TDP120 wattsvs165 watts
    Release Date10 Jul 2016vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

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

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      144.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

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

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980
      4616.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17380
    • GeForce GTX 980
      18720

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      138
    • GeForce GTX 980
      139

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • GeForce GTX 980
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      50
    • GeForce GTX 980
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      122
    • GeForce GTX 980
      132

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71
    • GeForce GTX 980
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      83
    • GeForce GTX 980
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90
    • GeForce GTX 980
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      65
    • GeForce GTX 980
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      84
    • GeForce GTX 980
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78
    • GeForce GTX 980
      76

    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
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79
    • GeForce GTX 980
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62
    • GeForce GTX 980
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      51
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      94
    • GeForce GTX 980
      97

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      76
    • GeForce GTX 980
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 980
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      54
    • GeForce GTX 980
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • GeForce GTX 980
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 980
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74
    • GeForce GTX 980
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980
      56

    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
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46
    • GeForce GTX 980
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      56
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 980
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      38
    • GeForce GTX 980
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39
    • GeForce GTX 980
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • GeForce GTX 980
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28
    • GeForce GTX 980
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40
    • GeForce GTX 980
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    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
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      18
    • GeForce GTX 980
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

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