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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 699 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 113 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 120 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 4% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $145.27 vs $151.72
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 4 vs 3 GB
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
80.4708465479385%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
99.59349593495935%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 18th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1708 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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