NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 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, 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), 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 80% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1280
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 16 nm
- Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 8008 MHz
- Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16112 vs 10079
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 819 vs 747
- 2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88096 vs 35369
- 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 251.703 vs 119.148
- 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3742.063 vs 1373.562
- 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 27.153 vs 8.694
- 7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 153.341 vs 21.766
- 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1304.365 vs 454.799
- Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22615 vs 12442
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3691
- Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22615 vs 12442
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3691
- Around 73% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1569 vs 907
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 17 October 2018 vs 19 July 2016 |
| Pipelines | 2304 vs 1280 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 16 nm |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz vs 8008 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 16112 vs 10079 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 819 vs 747 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 88096 vs 35369 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 251.703 vs 119.148 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 3742.063 vs 1373.562 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 27.153 vs 8.694 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 153.341 vs 21.766 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1304.365 vs 454.799 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 22615 vs 12442 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 vs 3691 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3350 vs 3340 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 22615 vs 12442 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 vs 3691 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3350 vs 3340 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1569 vs 907 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1410 MHz
- Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 1620 MHz
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 175 Watt
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz vs 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz vs 1620 MHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 175 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 16112 | 10079 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 819 | 747 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 88096 | 35369 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 251.703 | 119.148 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 3742.063 | 1373.562 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 27.153 | 8.694 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 153.341 | 21.766 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1304.365 | 454.799 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 22615 | 12442 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 | 3691 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3350 | 3340 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 22615 | 12442 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 | 3691 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3350 | 3340 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1569 | 907 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | |
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| Architecture | Turing | Pascal |
| Code name | TU106 | GP106 |
| Launch date | 17 October 2018 | 19 July 2016 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $299 |
| Place in performance rating | 151 | 356 |
| Price now | $499.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 42.76 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1620 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1410 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 16 nm |
| Pipelines | 2304 | 1280 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 175 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Transistor count | 10,800 million | 4,400 million |
| Floating-point performance | 4,375 gflops | |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 GTexel / s | |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 250 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
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| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 8008 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB / s | |

