GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce RTX 2070

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 2070, which comes with a core clock speed of 1410 MHz and a GDDR6 memory frequency of 1750 MHz. It also features a 256-bit bus, and uses a 12 nm design. It features 2304 SPUs, 144 Texture Address Units, and 64 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.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce RTX 2070		22282 points
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
	Difference: 10097 (83%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce RTX 2070		175 Watts
	Difference: 55 Watts (46%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 2070 should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		458752 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 262144 (133%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 is much (approximately 87%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		203040 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 94608 (87%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2070 is a better choice, by far. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		90240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 17952 (25%)

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 max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to the 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 clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.