GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GP106 vs GeForce GTX 970

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GP106
GeForce GTX 970
1152 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1708MHz
1664 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1178MHz
FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
FP16
0.06 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
120W
TDP
145W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Pascal
Architecture
Maxwell 2
Family
GeForce 10
Family
GeForce 900
Codename
NV136
GP106
Variant
GP106-300-A1
Codename
NV124
GM204
Variant
GM204-200
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
8/18/2016
Release Date
9/18/2014
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
16FF
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Die Size
200 mm²
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Die Size
398 mm²
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Transistor Count
4.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
5.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
22.00M/mm²
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Transistor Density
13.07M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1152 Shaders
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Shading Units
1664 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
72 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
104 TMUs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Render Output Units
56 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
9 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
13 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
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1506MHz Base
1708MHz
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1050MHz Base
1178MHz
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FP16
0.06 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.12 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.12 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
81.984 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
65.968 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
122.976 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
122.512 GTexel/s
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L1
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48KB/SM
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L1
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48KB/SM
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L2
1.5MB Shared
L2
1.8MB Shared
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3GB
GDDR5
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4GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
192Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
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TDP
120W
TDP
145W
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1x DVI-D Dual-Link
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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3x DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
30Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
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Model
NVENC 4
Model
NVENC 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 3
Model
NVDEC 1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
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
6.7
CUDA
6.1
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PureVideo HD
VP8
VDPAU
Feature Set H
Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
5.2
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PureVideo HD
VP6
VDPAU
Feature Set E
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
250 mm (9.84 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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