GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
VS
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
VS
GeForce GTX 960 OEM

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Pascal
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0
25 December 2016 (4 years ago)
Release date
26 November 2015 (6 years ago)
$199
Launch price (MSRP)
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Price now
$95
GP104
GPU code name
GM206
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1506 MHz
Core clock speed
924 MHz
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
123.0
Texture fill rate
76.86
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Floating-point performance
2,460 gflops
1152
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1024
1708 MHz
Boost clock speed
1201 MHz
7,200 million
Number of transistors
2,940 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
no data

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
250 mm
Length
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1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
3 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
8008 MHz
Memory clock speed
7012 MHz
192.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
112.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM is the additional functionality.

6.1
CUDA
5.2

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.1.126
6.4
Shader Model
6.4
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 and GeForce GTX 960 OEM graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 or GeForce GTX 960 OEM good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104

Finer manufacturing process technology (16 nm vs 28 nm)

More memory bandwidth (192.2 GB/s vs 112.2 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce GTX 960 OEM

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 3 GB)

So, GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 or GeForce GTX 960 OEM?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 .

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104 versus GeForce GTX 960 OEM performance benchmarks comparison

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