The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and it's also a worse value for money, as it's $12.61 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 4% cheaper – $346.85 vs $359.46
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 19% less energy – 120 vs 148 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
94%
Min 1% FPS
32
94%
Price, €
€359.46
96%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
91%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Jul 19th, 2016
Average FPS
69
100%
Min 1% FPS
34
100%
Price, €
€346.85
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.02/FPS
100%
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€225.18
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€359.46
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€269.37
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€341.44
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€314.41
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
80%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
90%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
90%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Jul 19th, 2016
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
86%
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.375 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $299.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 148 W | Power Consumption | 120 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 136.7 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.375 TFLOPS |
