GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 560

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 560, which has clock speeds of 810 MHz on the GPU, and 1001 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 336 SPUs along with 56 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator 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.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060		12359 points
GeForce GTX 560		3030 points
	Difference: 9329 (308%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 560		150 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (25%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 is 53% faster than the GeForce GTX 560 overall, because of its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 560		128128 MB/sec
	Difference: 68480 (53%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 is quite a bit (more or less 166%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 560. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 560		45360 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 75120 (166%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 is superior to the GeForce GTX 560, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 560		25920 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 46368 (179%)

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.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.