NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

168
Place in performance rating
136
68.78
Value for money (0-100)
58.53
Kepler
Architecture
Pascal
GK110
Code name
GP106
Desktop
Type
Desktop
23 May 2013 (8 years ago)
Release date
18 August 2016 (5 years ago)
$649
Launch price (MSRP)
$199
$276 (0.4x MSRP)
Price now
$441 (2.2x MSRP)
21.49
Value for money
30.53
GK110
GPU code name
GP106
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

2304
Pipelines
1152
863 MHz
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
900 MHz
Boost Clock
1708 MHz
7,080 million
Transistor count
4,400 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
250 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
160.5 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
123.0
4,156 gflops
Floating-point performance
3,935 gflops
95 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
2304
CUDA cores
no data
2304
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1152
900 MHz
Boost clock speed
1708 MHz
7,080 million
Number of transistors
4,400 million
250 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Length
250 mm
One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
PCI Express 3.0
Bus support
no data
4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
no data
600 Watt
Minimum recommended system power
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
3 GB
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
384 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
6008 MHz
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
288.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.

One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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G-SYNC support
no data
4 displays
Multi monitor support
no data
+
HDCP
no data
2048x1536
Maximum VGA resolution
no data
Internal
Audio input for HDMI
no data
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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3D Vision
no data
+
GPU Boost
no data
+
CUDA
no data
+
Blu Ray 3D
no data
+
3D Gaming
no data
+
3D Vision Live
no data
+
FXAA
no data
+
TXAA
no data
+
Adaptive VSync
no data
+
PhysX
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.3
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.126
Vulkan
+
5.1
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Cheaper ($276 (0.4x MSRP) vs $441 (2.2x MSRP))

More pipelines (2304 vs 1152)

More memory bandwidth (288.4 GB/s vs 192.2 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

8.23% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (16 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (120 Watt vs 250 Watt)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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Passmark

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User rating

4.2 Out of 71 Hitesti Score
4.3 Out of 455 Hitesti Score