GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 vs GTX 1070

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking145not rated
Place by popularity28not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.52no data
Power efficiency16.02no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP104GP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 June 2016 (8 years ago)25 December 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores19201152
Core clock speed1506 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate202.0123.0
Floating-point processing power6.463 TFLOPS3.935 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs12072

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm250 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed8 GB/s2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 June 2016 25 December 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1070 has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 3 GB GP104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104. We've got no test results to judge.


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