Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 18 Aug 2016
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 7 Nov 2013
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB102%
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB116%
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- 16% higher gaming performance.
- 130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 780 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 the GeForce GTX 780 Ti
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (20 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | GK110B (GK110-425-B1) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 561 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,400 million | 7,080 million |
| Shaders | 1152 | 2880 |
| Compute Units | 9 | 15 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | 875 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| TMUs | 72 | 240 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | 1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | 3072 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | 7 Nov 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB72.30 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti52.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB108.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti210.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB192.20 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti336.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB3470.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti5040.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB16380
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti16040
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Ashes Of The Singularity
DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB50
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti57
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB65
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti54
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB45
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti40
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB37
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti32
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB46
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti41
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB49
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti48
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB41
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti37
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB103
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti75
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB66
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti58
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB52
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti43
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB70
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti60
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 780 Ti31
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB82
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti64
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB58
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti49
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB33
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti24
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB22
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti21
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB22
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti18
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB17
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti21
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB24
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti25
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB23
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti19
FPS (higher is better)