GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1060
Summary
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
259%
GeForce GTX 1060
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
| 159% 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 |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 |
| 80 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti . |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (26 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA104 (GA104-200-A1) | vs | GP106 (GP106-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 392 mm² | vs | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 17,400 million | vs | 4,400 million |
| Shaders | 4864 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 38 | vs | 10 |
| Core clock | 1410 MHz | vs | 1506 MHz |
| ROPs | 80 | vs | 48 |
| TMUs | 152 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | vs | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| TDP | 200 watts | vs | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Dec 2020 | vs | 10 Jul 2016 |
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
133.20 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1060
72.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
253.10 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1060
120.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
448.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1060
192.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
16200.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1060
3855.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
191
GeForce GTX 1060
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
169
GeForce GTX 1060
75
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
171
GeForce GTX 1060
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
116
GeForce GTX 1060
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
47
GeForce GTX 1060
25
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
86
GeForce GTX 1060
32
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
176
GeForce GTX 1060
74
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
153
GeForce GTX 1060
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
168
GeForce GTX 1060
59
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
146
GeForce GTX 1060
55
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
132
GeForce GTX 1060
57
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
126
GeForce GTX 1060
59
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
87
GeForce GTX 1060
31
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
44
GeForce GTX 1060
19
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
70
GeForce GTX 1060
28
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
131
GeForce GTX 1060
49
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
105
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
122
GeForce GTX 1060
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
82
GeForce GTX 1060
31
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
80
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
72
GeForce GTX 1060
27
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
52
GeForce GTX 1060
19
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
25
GeForce GTX 1060
10
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
45
GeForce GTX 1060
16
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
67
GeForce GTX 1060
25
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
57
GeForce GTX 1060
17
FPS (higher is better)