Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10% | 27% |
| Hitman 3 | 43% | 4% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 10% | 27% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 0% | 33% |
| FIFA 21 | 45% | 63% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 54% | 3% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 3% | 35% |
| Genshin Impact | 10% | 27% |
| Far Cry 6 | 59% | 6% |
| The Medium | 37% | 8% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.
The GTX 1070 has a 101 MHz higher core clock speed and 48 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 1060. This results in the GTX 1070 providing 84.4 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 1070 has a 101 MHz higher core clock speed and 16 more Render Output Units than the GTX 1060. This results in the GTX 1070 providing 30.5 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 1060 was released less than a year after the GTX 1070, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 1070 has 5120 MB more video memory than the GTX 1060, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1070 also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 1070 has 64.1 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 1060, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1070 is much better than the GTX 1060.
The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1152 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! has 1920. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1060 is 1969 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 1070 is 4658. The GTX 1070 having 2689 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 1070 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 1060.
The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB requires 120 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! requires 220 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 400 Watts for the GTX 1060 and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1070. The GTX 1070 requires 100 Watts more than the GTX 1060 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1070 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GTX 1060.
| Core Speed | 1506 MHz | vs |  | 1607 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1709 MHz | vs | | 1797 MHz | |
| Architecture | Pascal P106-300-A1 | Pascal P104-200-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 |  | vs | 10 Jun 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 7.5
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9.2
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| 3840x2160 | 5.6
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vs | |
7.2
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| Memory | 3072 MB | vs | | 8192 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz | | vs | | 2002 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 192 Bit | vs | | 256 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2GB/sec | vs | | 256.3GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
2048 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1152 | vs | | 1920 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 95% | vs | | 100% | |
| Technology | 16nm | | vs | | 16nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 72 | vs | | 120 | |
| Texture Rate | 108.4 GTexel/s | vs | | 192.8 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 48 | vs | | 64 | |
| Pixel Rate | 72.3 GPixel/s | vs | | 102.8 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 120 Watts | | vs | 220 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 400 Watts & 27 Amps | | vs | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | ||
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | 16 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | vs | | 2560x1600 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is currently the entry level Nvidia GTX 1000 performance graphics card, based on the Pascal Architecture. It comes with locked memory of 3GB instead of the full 6GB. Architecture It equips a GPU Codenamed P106-300-A1 which is a first gen Pascal GPU and has 9 SM activated, offering 1152 Shader Processing Units (the GTX 1060 6GB version offers 1280 SPU), 72 TMUs and 48 ROPs. GPU The central unit runs at 1506MHz and goes up to 1708MHz, when Boost mode is activated. Memory The GPU accesses a 3GB frame buffer of GDDR5, through a 192-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 2002MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 120W, it requires at least a 400W PSU with one available 6-pin connector. Performance The Geforce GTX 1060 3GB is capable of playing most modern game system requirements at high graphics settings. The 3GB version is normally around 5% worse than the GTX 1060 6GB full fat version in terms of sheer processing power. But its the 3GB memory reduction that will hamper the high quality game textures this card can deliver, making it less future proof as more GPU memory hungry games are released. | Overview The GTX 1070 AMP! is a Special Edition GTX 1070 high end graphics card by Zotac based on the Nvidia Pascal Architecture. Architecture It equips a GPU Codenamed P104-200-A1, which is a first gen Pascal GPU and has 15 SM activated, offering 1920 shader processing units, 120 TMUs and 64 ROPs. GPU The AMP! central unit runs at 1607MHz and goes up to 1797MHz, under the Boost Mode, higher than the reference card. Memory The GPU accesses a 8GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 2002MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 200W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 8-pin connector. Performance The AMP! Extreme GTX 1070 by Zotac has a high end performance rating. It can meet 2016 AAA system requirements comfortably, gaming at high graphics settings across all games. This GPU will deliver strong frame rates at 1080p on any game at high graphics levels. System Suggestions This graphics card benchmark performance is best suited to resolutions up to and including 2560x1600. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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| GPU Variants | - | - | |||