GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 1070

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1070, which features GPU core speed of 1506 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 2000 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 1920 Stream Processors, 120 TAUs, and 64 ROPs.

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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 1070		436 Sol/s
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		290 Sol/s
	Difference: 146 (50%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1070		18174 points
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
	Difference: 5989 (49%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 1070		150 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (25%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1070 is 33% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB in general, because of its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		262144 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 65536 (33%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 is quite a bit (approximately 67%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		180720 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 72288 (67%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1070 is a better choice, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		96384 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 24096 (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 data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate 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 drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.