GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 570

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 570, which comes with a clock speed of 732 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 950 MHz. It also uses a 320-bit memory bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is made up of 480 SPUs, 60 Texture Address Units, and 40 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.

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

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 570 overall. (explain)

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

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a lot (approximately 147%) faster with regards to 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 should be much (about 147%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 570, and capable of handling higher resolutions better. (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 maximum amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.