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| Processor | Ryzen 7 5700X3D |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asrock B550 PG Velocita |
| Cooling | Thermalright Silver Arrow 130 |
| Memory | G.Skill 4000 MHz DDR4 32 GB |
| Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon RX 7800XT 16 GB |
| Storage | Plextor PX-512M9PEGN 512 GB |
| Display(s) | 1920x1200; 100 Hz |
| Case | Fractal Design North XL |
| Audio Device(s) | SSL2 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 22H2 |
| Benchmark Scores | i've got a shitload of them in 15 years of TPU membership |
Greetings!
At the beginning of this year i've tested my previous video card Gigabyte GTX980 G1 Gaming 4 GB vs my current video card Gigabyte GTX780 Ti GHz Edition 3 GB:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...dition-vs-gtx980-g1-gaming-benchmarks.218830/
I now had the chance to test a new Gigabyte GeForce GTX1060 Windforce OC 3 GB video card. My friend brought his Gigabyte GeForce GTX970 G1 Gaming 4 GB video card.
So what was a high-end benchmark at the start of this year, now turns out into a mid-range benchmark, since GTX1060 is a mid-range product that competes (depending on model) very well against NVIDIA's own previous generation high-end video cards like GTX780 Ti, GTX970 and GTX980.
Like always given the credit to techpowerup, we find MSI GeForce GTX1060 Gaming X 3 GB reviewed a month ago - suffice to say that this Gigabyte version has a 13 MHz higher base core clock than the MSI one, which means they are equal in performance, so you can easy compare the performance of GTX780 Ti GHz and GTX970 G1 in that techpowerup benchmark against the given cards, since techpowerup (like most of the reviewers) include only stock versions of previous edition video cards, but so little people in reality have stock video cards...
All the benchmarks were made on 1920X1200 resolution with custom AA settings in each game to stretch the cards to the limit. I now have a Dell 27 inch 2560x1440 144 Hz G-SYNC monitor, and even though the video cards are pretty able to play all of my benchmarked games at 2560x1440 resolution without AA at maximum settings pretty decently, these cards in reality are still 1080P cards if you tune up the settings to the very max and set AA in all the games to point of making them "sweat". The purpose of this benchmark is also to find out are 3 GB of RAM enough for 1920x1080 (1920x1200).
The benchmark rig is
Intel Core i7 5775C 4000 MHz OC all cores
MSI Z97 Gaming 3
Crucial 16 DDR3 1600 MHz CL8 in dual channel config.
Samsung Evo 850 250 GB sata3 Windows drive.
WD SE 2 Tb sata3 game drive
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
NVIDIA Forceware 373.06 (GeForce Experience 3.0)
VIDEO PRESENTATION
Since my previous benchmark i've excluded many older games, and kept only games those really push the video cards at 1920x1200 with maximum settings below 100 FPS.
Arma 3 Apex Edition (settings maximum, ultra, on, 8X FSAA, PPAA disabled, HBAO+)
If you look back at the benchmarks at the beginning of the year, something astounding happened - the GTX780 Ti GHz frame rates went up from max 43 to max 88 even with heavier AA this time. This must be either a driver improvement or the fact that Arma 3 is an "Apex Edition" instead of whatever i used before... GTX1060 OC is slightly faster than GTX970 G1.
Batman Arkham Origins (settings maximum, ultra, on, 8X MSAA, AO DX11 E.)
Seeing how GTX780 Ti GHz pulled ahead of GTX980 G1 last time in this benchmark, it's no surprise that GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1 are left way behind.. Still though, GTX1060 OC is slightly faster than GTX970 G1 here too.
Battlefield Hardline (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO)
It appears that GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1 are incredibly tied o far...
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X SSAA, HBAO+)
And now it's the GTX970 G1 that pulls ahead of GTX1060 OC, but not by much.
Company of Heroes 2 (settings maximum, ultra, on, AA HIGH, AO N.A.)
An in-game build benchmark tool was used for this - it is stable and reliable. All cards seem to be roughly equal in average performance.
Crysis 3 (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X SMAA, AO N.A.)
It's a tie between GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1.
Dragon Age Inquisition (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, AO FULL)
Again, the GTX1060 OC has a slight lead over GTX970 G1.
Far Cry 4 (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO T)
Here the lead is a bit bigger for GTX1060 OC over GTX970 G1.
Metro Last Light Redux (settings maximum, ultra, on, 2X SSAA, AO N.A.)
A tie between GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1.
Rainbow Six Siege (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO+)
Medium FPS are tied between GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1.
Rise of the Tomb Raider (settings maximum, ultra, on, FXAA, HBAO+)
This is the case is where GTX970 G1 notably, but not drastically pulls ahead of GTX1060 OC.
Watch Dogs (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO+ HIGH)
And now the other way around - a notable GTX1060 OC lead over GTX970 G1.
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt (settings maximum, ultra, on, NVIDIA HW OFF, AA ON, HBAO+)
And finally the only game, in which GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1 both managed to tie a GTX780 Ti GHz.
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CONCLUSIONS
Calculating the average frame rates of medium results in all of 13 games, we come out with the conclusion that GTX1060 Windforce OC 3 GB is identical in to GTX970 G1 Gaming 3 GB in performance, while GTX780 Ti GHz Edition is about 9 - 10 % faster than both. Keep in mind though, that both GTX780 Ti GHz and GTX970 G1 are heavily overclocked: 153 MHz on GTX970 G1 and 210 MHz on GTX780 Ti GHz, while GTX1060 OC bares a relatively humble 76 MHz overclock.
At the beginning of this year i've tested my previous video card Gigabyte GTX980 G1 Gaming 4 GB vs my current video card Gigabyte GTX780 Ti GHz Edition 3 GB:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...dition-vs-gtx980-g1-gaming-benchmarks.218830/
I now had the chance to test a new Gigabyte GeForce GTX1060 Windforce OC 3 GB video card. My friend brought his Gigabyte GeForce GTX970 G1 Gaming 4 GB video card.
So what was a high-end benchmark at the start of this year, now turns out into a mid-range benchmark, since GTX1060 is a mid-range product that competes (depending on model) very well against NVIDIA's own previous generation high-end video cards like GTX780 Ti, GTX970 and GTX980.
Like always given the credit to techpowerup, we find MSI GeForce GTX1060 Gaming X 3 GB reviewed a month ago - suffice to say that this Gigabyte version has a 13 MHz higher base core clock than the MSI one, which means they are equal in performance, so you can easy compare the performance of GTX780 Ti GHz and GTX970 G1 in that techpowerup benchmark against the given cards, since techpowerup (like most of the reviewers) include only stock versions of previous edition video cards, but so little people in reality have stock video cards...
All the benchmarks were made on 1920X1200 resolution with custom AA settings in each game to stretch the cards to the limit. I now have a Dell 27 inch 2560x1440 144 Hz G-SYNC monitor, and even though the video cards are pretty able to play all of my benchmarked games at 2560x1440 resolution without AA at maximum settings pretty decently, these cards in reality are still 1080P cards if you tune up the settings to the very max and set AA in all the games to point of making them "sweat". The purpose of this benchmark is also to find out are 3 GB of RAM enough for 1920x1080 (1920x1200).
The benchmark rig is
Intel Core i7 5775C 4000 MHz OC all cores
MSI Z97 Gaming 3
Crucial 16 DDR3 1600 MHz CL8 in dual channel config.
Samsung Evo 850 250 GB sata3 Windows drive.
WD SE 2 Tb sata3 game drive
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
NVIDIA Forceware 373.06 (GeForce Experience 3.0)
VIDEO PRESENTATION
Since my previous benchmark i've excluded many older games, and kept only games those really push the video cards at 1920x1200 with maximum settings below 100 FPS.
Arma 3 Apex Edition (settings maximum, ultra, on, 8X FSAA, PPAA disabled, HBAO+)
If you look back at the benchmarks at the beginning of the year, something astounding happened - the GTX780 Ti GHz frame rates went up from max 43 to max 88 even with heavier AA this time. This must be either a driver improvement or the fact that Arma 3 is an "Apex Edition" instead of whatever i used before... GTX1060 OC is slightly faster than GTX970 G1.
Batman Arkham Origins (settings maximum, ultra, on, 8X MSAA, AO DX11 E.)
Seeing how GTX780 Ti GHz pulled ahead of GTX980 G1 last time in this benchmark, it's no surprise that GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1 are left way behind.. Still though, GTX1060 OC is slightly faster than GTX970 G1 here too.
Battlefield Hardline (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO)
It appears that GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1 are incredibly tied o far...
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X SSAA, HBAO+)
And now it's the GTX970 G1 that pulls ahead of GTX1060 OC, but not by much.
Company of Heroes 2 (settings maximum, ultra, on, AA HIGH, AO N.A.)
An in-game build benchmark tool was used for this - it is stable and reliable. All cards seem to be roughly equal in average performance.
Crysis 3 (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X SMAA, AO N.A.)
It's a tie between GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1.
Dragon Age Inquisition (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, AO FULL)
Again, the GTX1060 OC has a slight lead over GTX970 G1.
Far Cry 4 (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO T)
Here the lead is a bit bigger for GTX1060 OC over GTX970 G1.
Metro Last Light Redux (settings maximum, ultra, on, 2X SSAA, AO N.A.)
A tie between GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1.
Rainbow Six Siege (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO+)
Medium FPS are tied between GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1.
Rise of the Tomb Raider (settings maximum, ultra, on, FXAA, HBAO+)
This is the case is where GTX970 G1 notably, but not drastically pulls ahead of GTX1060 OC.
Watch Dogs (settings maximum, ultra, on, 4X MSAA, HBAO+ HIGH)
And now the other way around - a notable GTX1060 OC lead over GTX970 G1.
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt (settings maximum, ultra, on, NVIDIA HW OFF, AA ON, HBAO+)
And finally the only game, in which GTX1060 OC and GTX970 G1 both managed to tie a GTX780 Ti GHz.
-------------------------------------------------------------
CONCLUSIONS
Calculating the average frame rates of medium results in all of 13 games, we come out with the conclusion that GTX1060 Windforce OC 3 GB is identical in to GTX970 G1 Gaming 3 GB in performance, while GTX780 Ti GHz Edition is about 9 - 10 % faster than both. Keep in mind though, that both GTX780 Ti GHz and GTX970 G1 are heavily overclocked: 153 MHz on GTX970 G1 and 210 MHz on GTX780 Ti GHz, while GTX1060 OC bares a relatively humble 76 MHz overclock.
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