GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 D5 3G vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 D5 3G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G, chip, information processing units.

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

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 D5 3G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.506 GHz 1.607 GHz+ 7 %
• Boost Clock
  1.746 GHz+ 2 % 1.860 GHz+ 9 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.708 GHz 1.835 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 GeForce GTX 1060 D5 3G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 80 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
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

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
  278 mm 280 mm
• Height
  114 mm 111 mm
• Width
  40 mm 38 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 D5 3G.

• 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-N1060D5-3GD GV-N1060AORUS-6GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet