GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1060

GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 1060
1664 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1178MHz
1280 Shaders
6GB GDDR5
1708MHz
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
FP32
4.37 TFLOPS
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FP16
0.07 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
145W
TDP
120W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
1x 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
0%
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
Maxwell 2
Architecture
Pascal
Family
GeForce 900
Family
GeForce 10
Codename
NV124
GM204
Variant
GM204-200
Codename
NV136
GP106
Variant
GP106-400-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/18/2014
Release Date
7/19/2016
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Fabrication Node
16FF
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Die Size
398 mm²
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Die Size
200 mm²
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Transistor Count
5.2 Billion
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Transistor Count
4.4 Billion
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Transistor Density
13.07M/mm²
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Transistor Density
22.00M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1664 Shaders
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Shading Units
1280 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
104 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
56 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
13 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
10 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
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1050MHz Base
1178MHz
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1506MHz Base
1708MHz
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FP16
0.07 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
FP32
4.37 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.12 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.14 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
65.968 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
81.984 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
122.512 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
136.64 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
1.8MB Shared
L2
1.5MB Shared
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4GB
GDDR5
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6GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
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TDP
145W
TDP
120W
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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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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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Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
30Hz
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 3
Model
NVENC 4
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 1
Model
NVDEC 3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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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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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
5.2
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PureVideo HD
VP6
VDPAU
Feature Set E
Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
6.1
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PureVideo HD
VP8
VDPAU
Feature Set H
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 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
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
250 mm (9.84 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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