1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs 980 Ti

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General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking129not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.14no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM200GP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 June 2015 (8 years old)20 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $299
Current price$1195 (1.8x MSRP)$239 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores28161280
CUDA cores2816no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate176 billion/sec136.7
Floating-point performance6,060 gflops4,375 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)250 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin + 8-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s9028 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s216.7 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 2 June 2015 20 April 2017
Cost $649 $299
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

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