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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 1060

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

3072 Mb GDDR5 Released 18 Aug 2016 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1060

6144 Mb GDDR5 Released 10 Jul 2016 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1060

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB100%
  • GeForce GTX 1060106%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB100%
  • GeForce GTX 1060111%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 the GeForce GTX 1060

  • 11% 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 1060
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1060

The GeForce GTX 1060 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 1060
GPU NameGP106 (GP106-300-A1)GP106 (GP106-400-A1)
Fab Process16 nm16 nm
Die Size200 mm²200 mm²
Transistors4,400 million4,400 million
Shaders11521280
Compute Units910
Core clock1506 MHz1506 MHz
ROPs4848
TMUs7280

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 1060
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width192 bit192 bit
Memory Speed2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective		2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size3072 Mb6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GBGeForce GTX 1060
TDP120 watts120 watts
Release Date18 Aug 201610 Jul 2016

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB72.30 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 106072.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB108.40 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060120.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB192.20 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060192.20 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB3470.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 10603855.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB16380
  • GeForce GTX 106017380

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Ashes Of The Singularity

DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB50
  • GeForce GTX 106049

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Vulkan, Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, Async on

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB69
  • GeForce GTX 106073

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB45
  • GeForce GTX 106048

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB37
  • GeForce GTX 106048

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB46
  • GeForce GTX 106052

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB49
  • GeForce GTX 106056

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB41
  • GeForce GTX 106042

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB47
  • GeForce GTX 106049

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Vulkan, Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, Async on

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB106
  • GeForce GTX 1060114

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB66
  • GeForce GTX 106071

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB52
  • GeForce GTX 106065

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB70
  • GeForce GTX 106078

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest Detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB52
  • GeForce GTX 106052

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB82
  • GeForce GTX 106079

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB58
  • GeForce GTX 106062

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB68
  • GeForce GTX 106070

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Vulkan, Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, Async on

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB35
  • GeForce GTX 106037

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB22
  • GeForce GTX 106025

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB22
  • GeForce GTX 106028

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB17
  • GeForce GTX 106026

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB24
  • GeForce GTX 106029

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB23
  • GeForce GTX 106024

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB26
  • GeForce GTX 106027

FPS (higher is better)

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