GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 970M

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 970M, which features a clock frequency of 924 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1000 MHz. It also features a 192-bit memory bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It features 1280 SPUs, 80 TAUs, and 48 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.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
GeForce GTX 970M		7520 points
	Difference: 4665 (62%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 970M		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (60%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be 105% faster than the GeForce GTX 970M in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 970M		96000 MB/sec
	Difference: 100608 (105%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a lot (about 47%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 970M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 970M		73920 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 34512 (47%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should be a lot (about 63%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 970M, and capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 970M		44352 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 27936 (63%)

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: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher 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 amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.