GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 980M

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 980M, which features core speeds of 1038 MHz on the GPU, and 1000 MHz on the 4096 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 1536 SPUs along with 96 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 1060 3GB		290 Sol/s
GeForce GTX 980M		155 Sol/s
	Difference: 135 (87%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
GeForce GTX 980M		9476 points
	Difference: 2709 (29%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 980M		100 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (20%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should in theory be much faster than the GeForce GTX 980M overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 980M		128000 MB/sec
	Difference: 68608 (54%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should be a bit (more or less 9%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 980M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 980M		99648 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 8784 (9%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is just a bit (approximately 9%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTX 980M, and also will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 980M		66432 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 5856 (9%)

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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, 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 of the card by the core 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 in a second.

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