GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 570

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 570, which comes with a core clock speed of 732 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 950 MHz. It also uses a 320-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is comprised 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 will be 29% quicker than the GeForce GTX 570 in general, due to its higher bandwidth. (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 much (about 147%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 570. (explain)

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

Pixel Rate

If running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a better choice, by a large margin. (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 data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher 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 maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip 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 - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.