GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 570

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 570, which has a GPU core clock speed of 732 MHz, and 1280 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 950 MHz through a 320-bit bus. It also is made up of 480 SPUs, 60 Texture Address Units, and 40 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.

Ethereum Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		19 Mh/s
GeForce GTX 570		13 Mh/s
	Difference: 6 (46%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
GeForce GTX 570		4387 points
	Difference: 7798 (178%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 570		219 Watts
	Difference: 99 Watts (83%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 29% faster than the GeForce GTX 570 in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 570		152000 MB/sec
	Difference: 44608 (29%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be quite a bit (approximately 147%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 570. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 570		43920 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 64512 (147%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a lot (approximately 147%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 570, and also able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 570		29280 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 43008 (147%)

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 largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card can possibly record 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 core 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 many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.