NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 $549
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X
6144 Shaders
12GB GDDR7
2512MHz
1280 Shaders
6GB GDDR5X
1708MHz
Peak AI Performance
987.76 TFLOPS
FP4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
17.49 TOPS
INT8
FP32
30.87 TFLOPS
FP32
4.37 TFLOPS
FP16
30.87 TFLOPS
FP16
70 GFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.1-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
120W
Power Connectors
-
1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-

Peak AI Performance

  • 56.48x faster vs GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X
  • 98% slower vs GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 - 987.76 TFLOPS FP4 Tensor Sparse
x56.48
GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X - 17.49 TOPS INT8
x1

FP32

  • 7.06x faster vs GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X
  • 86% slower vs GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 - 30.87 TFLOPS FP32
x7.06
GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X - 4.37 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP16

  • 441x faster vs GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X
  • 100% slower vs GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 - 30.87 TFLOPS FP16
x441
GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X - 70 GFLOPS FP16
x1
  • 3.5x faster vs GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X
  • 71% slower vs GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 - 672GB/s
x3.5
GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X - 192GB/s
x1
  • 108% higher vs GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X
  • 52% lower vs GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 - 250W
x2.08
GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5X - 120W
x1
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Blackwell
Architecture
Pascal
Family
GeForce 50
Family
GeForce 10
Codename
NV195
GB205
Variant
GB205-300-A1
Codename
NV134
GP104
Variant
GP104-150-KA-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
10/18/2018
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
4NP
Fabrication Node
16FF
Die Size
263 mm²
Die Size
314 mm²
Transistor Count
31.1 Billion
Transistor Count
7.2 Billion
Transistor Density
118.25M/mm²
Transistor Density
22.93M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
6144 Shaders
Shading Units
1280 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
192 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
80 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Tensor Cores
192 T-Cores
-
-
Ray-Tracing Cores
48 RT-Cores
-
-
Streaming Multiprocessors
48 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
10 SMs
Graphics Processing Clusters
4 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
2160MHz Base
2512MHz
1506MHz Base
1708MHz
Peak AI Performance
987.76 TFLOPS
FP4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
17.49 TOPS
INT8
FP4
493.88 TFLOPS Tensor
987.76 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
-
-
-
FP8
246.94 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
493.88 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
246.94 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
-
-
-
-
-
FP16
30.87 TFLOPS
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
246.94 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
61.74 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
70 GFLOPS
-
-
-
-
FP32
30.87 TFLOPS
FP32
4.37 TFLOPS
FP64
480 GFLOPS
FP64
140 GFLOPS
BF16
30.87 TFLOPS
61.74 TFLOPS Tensor
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
-
-
-
-
TF32
30.87 TFLOPS Tensor
61.73 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
-
-
-
INT8
-
246.94 TOPS Tensor
493.88 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
17.49 TOPS
-
-
INT32
30.87 TOPS
-
-
Ray Tracing
93.6 TOPS
-
-
Pixel Fillrate
200.96 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
81.984 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
482.304 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
136.64 GTexel/s
L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
L1
-
48KB/SM
L2
40MB Shared
L2
1.5MB Shared
12GB
GDDR7
6GB
GDDR5X
Bus Width
192Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
2210MHz
Transfer Rate
28GT/s
Bandwidth
672GB/s
Clock
1000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
TDP
250W
TDP
120W
Temp
85°C Max
-
-
-
-
3x DisplayPort 2.1
-
1x HDMI 2.1
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
3x DisplayPort 1.4
-
1x HDMI 2.0
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
165Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
30Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
-
-
Model
NVENC 9
Model
NVENC 4
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
-
Model
NVDEC 6
Model
NVDEC 3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
VP8
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
-
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
-
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_3
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.8
CUDA
12.8
PureVideo HD
VP13
VDPAU
Feature Set M
Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
6.1
PureVideo HD
VP8
VDPAU
Feature Set H
2x Fans
1x Fan
Power Connectors
-
1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-
Slots Required
2.1
PCIe Version
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
242 mm (9.53 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
250 mm (9.84 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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