Comparison

GTX 1060 vs GTX 980

geforce gtx 1060
geforce gtx 980

Release Date

2016

Release Date

2015

Retail Price

$ 374

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Retail Price

$ 390

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+4.3%

MSRP

299 $

MSRP

549 $

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+83.6%

Peformace

4215

Peformace

4367

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+3.6%

Video Memory

6 GB

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+50.0%

Video Memory

4 GB

Power Consumption

120 W

Power Consumption

165 W

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+37.5%

Is GTX 1060 better than GTX 980?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 is slower than, Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 by -3.6%.

The GTX 1060 is more energy-efficient considering its peformance, consuming 120 watts to produce 3DMark score of 4215. By comparing its benchmark score to its power consumption, we get an efficiency score of 35.1. GTX 980's efficiency score is 26.5, 32.7% lower, making GTX 1060 the smarter choice in terms of power consumption.

GTX 1060 price to performance rating is lower than GTX 980's by 0.0%. Here is more in depth overview of the price and used prices of GTX 1060 Price History and GTX 980 Price History