GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which features GPU core speed of 1000 MHz, and 6144 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1750 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2816 Stream Processors, 176 TAUs, and 96 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		425 Sol/s
GeForce GTX 1060		311 Sol/s
	Difference: 114 (37%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		17120 points
GeForce GTX 1060		12359 points
	Difference: 4761 (39%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 980 Ti		250 Watts
	Difference: 130 Watts (108%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		336000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 139392 (71%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be a lot (about 46%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		176000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 55520 (46%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti should be much (more or less 33%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 1060, and should be able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		96000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 23712 (33%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.