GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 GP106-300-A1
• Execution units
  10 9
• Shader
  1280 1152
• Render Output Units
  48 48
• Texture Units
  80 72

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 3 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2.079 GHz 2.002 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  199 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.620 GHz+ 8 % 1.594 GHz+ 6 %
• Boost Clock
  1.873 GHz+ 10 % 1.847 GHz+ 8 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.847 GHz 1.809 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  120 W 120 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No No
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  281 mm 278 mm
• Height
  137 mm 114 mm
• Width
  59 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q3/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1060XTREME-6GD GV-N1060G1 GAMING-3GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet