GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Geforce GTX 680

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Geforce GTX 680, which has GPU core speed of 1006 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM running at 1502 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 1536 SPUs, 128 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

Ethereum Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		19 Mh/s
Geforce GTX 680		16 Mh/s
	Difference: 3 (19%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
Geforce GTX 680		7650 points
	Difference: 4535 (59%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
Geforce GTX 680		195 Watts
	Difference: 75 Watts (63%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, in theory, should perform a small bit faster than the Geforce GTX 680 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
Geforce GTX 680		192256 MB/sec
	Difference: 4352 (2%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 680 is a small bit (about 19%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

Geforce GTX 680		128768 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 20336 (19%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is much (about 125%) more effective at AA than the Geforce GTX 680, and also should be able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
Geforce GTX 680		32192 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 40096 (125%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.