NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 1070 (Laptop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1645 MHz
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
1001x more memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 8 GB/s
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 614 vs 603
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3340
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3340

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 December 2017 vs 15 August 2016
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz vs 1645 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz vs 8 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	614 vs 603
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)

Around 54% higher texture fill rate: 210.6 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
Around 54% better floating-point performance: 6,738 gflops vs 4,375 gflops
Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 5 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 10465 vs 9039
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 44918 vs 33562
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13765 vs 10818
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3691 vs 3417
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13765 vs 10818
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3691 vs 3417
Around 41% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 5526 vs 3908

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	210.6 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 1280
Floating-point performance	6,738 gflops vs 4,375 gflops
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 5 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	10465 vs 9039
Geekbench - OpenCL	44918 vs 33562
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13765 vs 10818
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691 vs 3417
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13765 vs 10818
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691 vs 3417
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5526 vs 3908

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9039

10465

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

614

603

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

33562

44918

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

13765

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10818

13765

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3417

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3340

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3908

5526

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	9039	10465
PassMark - G2D Mark	614	603
Geekbench - OpenCL	33562	44918
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	10818	13765
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3417	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	10818	13765
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3417	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3908	5526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		150.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1718.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		12.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		28.289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		710.366

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Pascal
Code name	GP106	GP104B
Launch date	26 December 2017	15 August 2016
Place in performance rating	308	311
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$389.99
Price now		$359.99
Value for money (0-100)		43.18
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	1645 MHz
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1506 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	6,738 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	16 nm
Pipelines	1280	2048
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s	210.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	4,400 million	7,200 million
CUDA cores		1920
Maximum GPU temperature		94 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB / s	256 GB / s
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	8 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
SLI
Virtual Reality
VR Ready