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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

33.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
34Inno Score
22.8Rasterization23.3
20Ray Tracing20
29.3Memoryspec-based32.8
83.8Efficiencyspec-based83.8
28Compute28.8
0 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB scores 33.1 against 34 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

  • Lower launch price: $199 vs $249

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

  • 100% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 3 GB
  • 11% higher Shading units: 1,280 vs 1,152

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Announced20162016
ArchitecturePascalPascal
Process16 nm16 nm
TDP120 W120 W
Power connector1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Shading units1,1521,280+11%
Base clock1,506 MHz1,506 MHz
Boost clock1,708 MHz1,709 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
VRAM3 GB6 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width192 bit192 bit
Bandwidth192 GB/s192 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
3DMark Time Spy3,864Bottom 14%4,204+9%Bottom 15%
PassMark G3D9,859Bottom 17%10,018+2%Bottom 18%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
UpscalingNone—

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