GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which has GPU clock speed of 1000 MHz, and 6144 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1750 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2816 Stream Processors, 176 TAUs, and 96 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 980 Ti		425 Sol/s
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		290 Sol/s
	Difference: 135 (47%)

Ethereum Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		22 Mh/s
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		19 Mh/s
	Difference: 3 (16%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		17120 points
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
	Difference: 4935 (41%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 980 Ti		250 Watts
	Difference: 130 Watts (108%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 71% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB in general, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		336000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 139392 (71%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti should be quite a bit (approximately 62%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		176000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 67568 (62%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a better choice, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 980 Ti		96000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		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.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics 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 the video card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.