NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 11% higher texture fill rate: 136.7 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
Around 11% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1152
Around 11% better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 3,935 gflops
Around 67% higher maximum memory size: 5 GB vs 3 GB
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 33562 vs 31373
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10818 vs 10566
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3338
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10818 vs 10566
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3338
Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3908 vs 3844

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 December 2017 vs 18 August 2016
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz vs 1708 MHz
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s vs 123.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 1152
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops vs 3,935 gflops
Maximum memory size	5 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	33562 vs 31373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	10818 vs 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	10818 vs 10566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3908 vs 3844

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9758 vs 9039
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 777 vs 614
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 3417
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 3417

Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9758 vs 9039
PassMark - G2D Mark	777 vs 614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697 vs 3417
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697 vs 3417

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9039

9758

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

614

777

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

33562

31373

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

10566

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

3697

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3338

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

10566

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

3697

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3338

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3908

3844

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
PassMark - G3D Mark	9039	9758
PassMark - G2D Mark	614	777
Geekbench - OpenCL	33562	31373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	10818	10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3417	3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	10818	10566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3417	3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3338
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3908	3844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		115.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1325.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		8.057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		31.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		425.709

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Pascal
Code name	GP106	GP106
Launch date	26 December 2017	18 August 2016
Place in performance rating	309	366
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	1708 MHz
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1506 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	3,935 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	16 nm
Pipelines	1280	1152
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s	123.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Transistor count	4,400 million	4,400 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm	250 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB / s	192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	160 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	8008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5