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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
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$422.81
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 6 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 6 GB is 669 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 2% better in Dota 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - 171 vs 167 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 120 vs 148 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 21% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $198.68 vs $249.95
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 160 Bits SFF GPU HDMI DisplayPort Dual Displays
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
80.42179690357186%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
89.61228968544258%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 19th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$299 | 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 |
6 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 |
1709 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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