GeForce GTX 970 vs 1060

	Gaming

GeForce GTX 970 7.5 GeForce GTX 1060 n.d. GeForce GTX 960 6.7
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 21 more

	Graphics

GeForce GTX 970 6.5 GeForce GTX 1060 5.4 GeForce GTX 960 8.0
T-Rex, Manhattan, Cloud Gate Factor, Sky Diver Factor and 1 more

	Computing

GeForce GTX 970 7.2 GeForce GTX 1060 8.0 GeForce GTX 960 6.4
Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation and 3 more

	Performance per Watt

GeForce GTX 970 7.9 GeForce GTX 1060 7.8 GeForce GTX 960 8.2
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 32 more

	Value

GeForce GTX 970 9.4 GeForce GTX 1060 n.d. GeForce GTX 960 n.d.
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 32 more

	Noise and Power

GeForce GTX 970 8.9 GeForce GTX 1060 9.1 GeForce GTX 960 9.1
TDP, Idle Power Consumption, Load Power Consumption and 2 more

7.7	Overall Score

GeForce GTX 970 7.7 GeForce GTX 1060 7.1 GeForce GTX 960 7.5

Winner
MSI GeForce GTX 1060

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Reasons to consider the
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970

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Higher memory bandwidth

224.4 GB/s

192.2 GB/s

More than 15% higher memory bandwidth

More shading units

1,664

1,280

384 more shading units

More texture mapping units

104

24 more texture mapping units

More render output processors

8 more render output processors

Wider memory bus

256 bit

192 bit

Around 35% wider memory bus

Reasons to consider the
MSI GeForce GTX 1060

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Significantly higher clock speed

1,544 MHz

1,050 MHz

More than 45% higher clock speed

More memory

6,144 MB

4,096 MB

50% more memory

Higher effective memory clock speed

8,008 MHz

7,012 MHz

Around 15% higher effective memory clock speed

Much higher turbo clock speed

1,759 MHz

1,178 MHz

Around 50% higher turbo clock speed

Higher pixel rate

74.1 GPixel/s

58.8 GPixel/s

More than 25% higher pixel rate

Better ocean surface simulation score

1,766.73 frames/s

1,225.93 frames/s

Around 45% better ocean surface simulation score

Slightly better floating-point performance

3,953 GFLOPS

3,494 GFLOPS

Around 15% better floating-point performance

Slightly higher texture rate

123.5 GTexel/s

109.2 GTexel/s

Around 15% higher texture rate

Higher memory clock speed

2,002 MHz

1,753 MHz

Around 15% higher memory clock speed

Better PassMark direct compute score

5,049

4,375

More than 15% better PassMark direct compute score

Lower TDP

120W

148W

Around 20% lower TDP

Bitcoin mining Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

212.39 mHash/s

GeForce GTX 1060

576.4 mHash/s

Face detection Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

105.04 mPixels/s

GeForce GTX 1060

119.24 mPixels/s

Ocean surface simulation Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

1,225.93 frames/s

GeForce GTX 1060

1,766.73 frames/s

Particle simulation Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

1,017.16 mInteraction/s

GeForce GTX 1060

1,196.96 mInteraction/s

T-Rex (Compubench 1.5) Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

8.69 frames/s

GeForce GTX 1060

8.68 frames/s

Video composition Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

36.64 frames/s

GeForce GTX 1060

21.91 frames/s

T-Rex (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

3,358.38

GeForce GTX 1060

3,358.86

Manhattan (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 970

3,715.92

GeForce GTX 1060

3,717.62

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Danny Kaae (11:59 AM, July 26, 2019)

Idiot.

Danny Kaae (11:59 AM, July 26, 2019)

I agree. My buddy sits next to me with an R3 1200 CPU and an 1060 6G and have around 10 to 20 more FPS in all games the we play. I have an OC'd 1800X (4.0 Ghz on all cores) and an Gigabyte 970 G1 Gaming and i loose everytime when we look at the FPS. We both have 16 GB Ram running 2933 Mhz and watercooling on the CPU.

KaInEvIL (03:34 AM, August 16, 2018)

Gimped too, LMAO.

KaInEvIL (03:33 AM, August 16, 2018)

Enjoy 3.5 gb ddr scam LMAO.

Fran Roflz Lag (06:51 AM, January 28, 2018)

Sure but win 10 have 7gb Vram 3.5 + 3.5 you dont need more for 2k playing, 4k is a dream.

Faith stinte (10:48 PM, January 14, 2018)

Anyone used Geforce GTX 970 to do mining bitcoins or ethereum? please any info will do, fill free to drop me an email fstinte@yahoo.co.za

Faith stinte (10:47 PM, January 14, 2018)

Anyone used Geforce GTX 970 to do mining bitcoins or ethereum?

Faith stinte (10:46 PM, January 14, 2018)

Any used Geforce GTX 970 to do mining bitcoins or ethereum

Anthony Martin (04:44 PM, January 14, 2018)

um...... crappy drivers? really?! Ive been using an msi gtx 970 for 2 years and never once had any issues. i use both amd and intel hardware but i know what bad drivers are. i have a lot more trouble with my rx 480, nvidia almost always has the best drivers for games.

hjk (07:30 PM, January 7, 2018)

start of thread: "save your pennies for about a year or two so you don't have to go to newegg or amazon or eBay or were ever you buy you budget 970, 1060, 480, 780, 580, 660 ti graphic cards. And once you got about 900 dollars you can buy a used titan and then you can come play with the big boys" end of thread: "I agree completely, buy what you can afford!!!!"

J.L.D (10:50 PM, December 4, 2017)

True..... I agree completely, buy what you can afford!!!! My personal recommendations, I've own them all at one time or another except for the Vega and Fury's. These are all great cards. Titian, GTX 1080,GTX 1070,GTX 1060,GTX 970,GTX 690, RX Vega, R9 Fury, R9 Fury X, R9 Fury Nano, RX 580,RX 570, RX 480, RX 470, R9 390, R9 290, HD7990. I get bored with GPU's fast, I've had four this year alone.... Happy gaming Snake6250

Snake6250 (10:17 PM, December 4, 2017)

this could just be how i feel, but how about ppl just get the card that meets their needs and wants instead of lunging at each others throats.

J.L.D (10:52 PM, December 3, 2017)

It’s December, my favorite time of the year, and you’re trying to get me out of my Christmas Spirt!!! I had a hard time understanding what you were saying. It sounds like you’re stuttering when you type... It sounded alot like Blah blah gamer, Blah blah 1080, Blah blah peasant... Well got to go be awesome, and spread joy to the word, Happy Holidays too all...., you too Kisendi

Kisendi (08:02 PM, December 3, 2017)

Are You sure You're a gamer or just someone with more money than brain? If You want gaming performance You go with a 1080. And since the Titan U bought was the same price as Your Titan U still cant ownd since unless You make WORK on your computer, it is a waste of good money. Sometimes better to keep your opinions to yourself especially since most console players still cannot enjoy games as we do. And yes, Im using a "peasant" GTX970. Get real rook

J.L.D (12:11 AM, November 3, 2017)

JoeSchmoe!!! What you doing, are we gonna have a pissing contest next? I can’t help imagining how much awesomer the world would be, if your dad would of just pulled out. I’m done for now... So If you’re waiting for me to care cupcake, I hope you packed a lunch ‘cause it’s gonna be a really long time...

JoeSchmoe (08:21 PM, November 2, 2017)

I don't need 3 jobs, I have one that pays me more than all 3 of yours combined.

JoeSchmoe (08:20 PM, November 2, 2017)

Bury your head in the sand like a good little Ostrich.

JoeSchmoe (08:19 PM, November 2, 2017)

DRS simply mentioned what he owned as opposed to you who state how your Titan shits all over the place.

J.L.D (03:34 AM, September 20, 2017)

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J.L.D (03:32 AM, September 20, 2017)

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J.L.D (03:28 AM, September 20, 2017)

DRSEIRE...... Please don't tell me this is your gaming PC..... Boy.... I'm about to roast you..... You say you have a Titan, but you can't afford some decent speaker to hear with....... TRASH...... You got a widescreen to play MINECRAFT... For real thou.... The back of you head looks like Steve from minecraft, but in real life..... https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/782f349343e9d246fad22bd24646d8426da58bd986f0d026fb3441dde2c4fdc1.jpg

J.L.D (03:06 AM, September 20, 2017)

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J.L.D (03:05 AM, September 20, 2017)

DRSEIRE, "I have a Titan Xp but don't brag about", you just did.... I have a 34" widescreen too, so whats your point.... If you don't like what I say, ignore me... Kinda like how I ignore Donald Trump news..... Good day to you....

DRS Eire (DRSEire) (10:43 AM, September 19, 2017)

I have a Titan Xp but don't brag about it like you. I also have a PG348Q and htc vive. Shall I tell you more? You are a complete fool. Absolute idiot.

Hugo Stiglitz (05:02 PM, September 16, 2017)

Only it's hardware is out of date. Its software is tailor made for gaming, and consistently works. PC on the other hand, a million different moving parts, a million different things that can and do go wrong. Even the people with the knowledge to fix these things, aren't going to want to over and over again. That's why people prefer consoles. It's mainly exclusives though. I could never do without the exclusives Playstation has. The type of games the deliver are exactly the kind I love so PS4 is definitely the one for me. But I have a PC as well so I'm pretty much set. Even got Zelda BotW kind of working on my PC

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