Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,370,432 user samples
1,368,019 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 60% Gigabyte(1458 371D)
Worst Bench: 51% MSI(1462 3490) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 51% Great: 60%
SPEED RANK: 119th / 714
2,413 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% HP(103C 84DB) ≥ 4GB
Worst Bench: 42% HP(103C 84DB) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 42% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 109th / 714
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed
56.1 % 61.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
69.6 fps 72.6 fps +4%
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
76.8 fps 98.4 fps Better reflection handling.
+28%
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere)
65.8 fps 78.3 fps Faster multi rendering.
+19%
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy)
70 fps 75.8 fps Slightly faster NBody calculation.
+8%
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
75.4 fps 81.8 fps Slightly better peak lighting effects.
+8%
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
109 fps 122 fps Better peak reflection handling.
+12%
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere)
70.1 fps 89.4 fps Faster peak multi rendering.
+28%
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy)
74.9 fps 85.4 fps Faster peak NBody calculation.
+14%
Market Share
Based on 67,412,315 GPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.98 % Insanely higher market share.
+19,700%
0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
88 % Much more popular.
+76%
50 %
Age
Newest
93 Months 80+ Months More recent.
+14%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
73.3 fps 87.6 fps Better peak texture detail.
+20%
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
70.6 fps 91.6 fps Faster peak complex splatting.
+30%
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
66.9 fps 77.4 fps Better texture detail.
+16%
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
65.7 fps 83.3 fps Faster complex splatting.
+27%
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The GTX 1060 is Nvidia’s third 16 nm Pascal based GPU. It follows last month’s release of the higher end GTX 1070 and 1080. The 1060 has a TDP of 120 Watts and its aftermarket variants are available right away alongside the reference Founders edition. Comparing the GTX 1060 and 970 shows that although the 1060 leads by 12% it is also currently more expensive. Nvidia rushed the release of the GTX 1060 to help retain market share that may otherwise have gone to AMD’s new Polaris based RX 480. Comparing the RX 480 and GTX 1060 shows that for pre DX12 games the 1060 edges ahead by 12%. Due to better hardware compatibility, the RX 480 is able to match the 1060 in DX12 games but this will remain a corner case until most games are optimized for DX12 (likely to take several years). The 1060 has the potential to become a hugely successful card provided prices settle appropriately. [Jul '16 GPUPro]

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1070 Max-Q better card than 1080 Max-Q for many reasons. Here are some facts. 1060 Max-Q is 11% slower than 1060 Mobile but 53% faster than 1050ti Mobile. 1070 Max-Q is 18% slower than 1070 Mobile but 25% faster than 1060 Mobile. 1080 Max-Q is 12% slower than 1080 Mobile but 0% faster than 1070 Mobile. 1080 Max-Q is only GPU that is not faster than its lower tier mobile GPU. 1080 Max-Q is 18% faster than 1070 Max-Q 1070 Max-Q is 52% faster than 1060 Max-Q 1070 Max-Q has much higher performance jump from its lower tier Max-Q card. Based on Asus Zephyrus GX501VI and GX501VS reviews, 1080 Max-Q temperature goes up to 80°C on load, whereas 1070 Max-Q temperature goes up to 70°C on load. In which it gives 1070 Max-Q a headroom to overclock, reducing performance difference with 1070 mobile and 1080 Max-Q, while 1080 Max-Q will throttle if overclocked. To conclude Due to the nature of 1080's high TGP, Max-Q version of 1080 has worst efficiency, performing much like a 1070 card. 1070 Max-Q a smarter choice for the Max-Q Laptop for its performance efficiency and better acoustic. [Jan '18 nday76]

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Graphics Card Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 GPU Rankings

We calculate effective 3D speed which estimates gaming performance for the top 12 games. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield value for money. Our figures are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top GPUs. [GPUPro]

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Intel Core i5-13600K $275Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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