Buy on Amazon
$469
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
Availability
MSRP in USD: $299
Buy on Amazon
$299
In Stock
Base Clock
Boost Clock
Buy on Amazon
$399
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Buy on Amazon
$159.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 669 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than GeForce GTX 970 - 72 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $299.0 vs $469.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Valheim than GeForce GTX 970 - $4.15 vs $6.8 per 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
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
Buy for $469 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 128 minutes ago
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
72
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Dual-Fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O6G)
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 128 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
80%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
89%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $329 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
36 FPS
$23.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Ryzen 5 1600
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$849.99
In Stock
Similar GPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar graphics card comparisons. Most compared graphics card combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
