GeForce GTX 1060 vs Geforce GTX 770

Intro

Compare those specs to the Geforce GTX 770, which comes with a core clock frequency of 1046 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1753 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 1536 SPUs, 128 TAUs, and 32 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.

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1060		311 Sol/s
Geforce GTX 770		70 Sol/s
	Difference: 241 (344%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060		12359 points
Geforce GTX 770		7854 points
	Difference: 4505 (57%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
Geforce GTX 770		230 Watts
	Difference: 110 Watts (92%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Geforce GTX 770 should theoretically be a small bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 overall. (explain)

Geforce GTX 770		224384 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 27776 (14%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 770 is a little bit (about 11%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060. (explain)

Geforce GTX 770		133888 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 13408 (11%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 is the winner, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
Geforce GTX 770		33472 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 38816 (116%)

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 maximum amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines 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 fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.