780 Vs 1060 6GB's Specs - Graphics Cards - Linus Tech Tips

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Hi guys. I was originally waiting for Volta (now Ampere or Turing?) but my 780 died. Now I'm debating getting a 1060 6GB to hold me over for another year or two,  as I can't wait another 3-4 months without a GPU. 

Out of curiosity, I checked out the specs of both cards. I saw that the 1060 has half the CUDA cores, half the memory bit width, and less memory speed and bandwidth as the 780. I don't doubt that the 1060 is faster overall, but do these specs mean that in certain scenarios the 780 would be ahead? For instance since it has half the CUDA cores, does that mean I'll get much less fps than what my 780 does when I'm using Nvidia tech like PhysX or Hairworks ? I can't seem to find any direct benchmarks that compare the two in scenarios where those specs would matter though. 

What do you guys think? 

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A 1060 6gb is actually on par with a 980... which is a good bit faster than the 780.

Going off benchmarks it looks to be about 25-35% faster depending on the game than your current 780.

To answer your question on the cuda cores, starting with the 9 series the cuda cores were changed up. They are much more powerful than the previous gen ones, which is why the count went down.

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4 minutes ago, apav said:

Hi guys. I was originally waiting for Volta (now Ampere or Turing?) but my 780 died. Now I'm debating getting a 1060 6GB to hold me over for another year or two,  as I can't wait another 3-4 months without a GPU. 

 

Out of curiosity, I checked out the specs of both cards. I saw that the 1060 has half the CUDA cores, half the memory bit width, and less memory speed and bandwidth as the 780. I don't doubt that the 1060 is faster overall, but do these specs mean that in certain scenarios the 780 would be ahead?

No.

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For instance since it has half the CUDA cores, does that mean I'll get much less fps than what my 780 does when I'm using Nvidia tech like PhysX or Hairworks ?

No. Actually, you'd get far better fps with Hairworks on the 1060 6GB.

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I can't seem to find any direct benchmarks that compare the two in scenarios where those specs matter though. 

A GTX 1060 6GB can be around 2x faster than a 780 in some situations. In others the gap can be even larger.

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What do you guys think? 

if you can find a GTX 1060 6GB for less than $300 USD then sure, buy it. But if it's close to $300 USD or above then don't buy it.

If you can't get a 1060 near MSRP then go for a used GTX 970.

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The 1060 6gb is much better than the 780, you will be fine upgrading.

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1 minute ago, AngryBeaver said:

A 1060 6gb is actually on par with a 980... which is a good bit faster than the 780.

 

Going off benchmarks it looks to be about 25-35% faster depending on the game than your current 780.

For older titles? Sure. Newer ones favor Pascal and Maxwell a lot over Kepler.

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I'd just buy a gtx 970 or even the older (most importantly, cheaper) R9 290. Wont be using it for that long anyway right?

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5 minutes ago, AngryBeaver said:

A 1060 6gb is actually on par with a 980... which is a good bit faster than the 780.

 

Going off benchmarks it looks to be about 25-35% faster depending on the game than your current 780.

4 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

No.

No. Actually, you'd get far better fps with Hairworks on the 1060 6GB.

A GTX 1060 6GB can be around 2x faster than a 780 in some situations. In others the gap can be even larger.

if you can find a GTX 1060 6GB for less than $300 USD then sure, buy it. But if it's close to $300 USD or above then don't buy it.

 

If you can't get a 1060 near MSRP then go for a used GTX 970.

4 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

The 1060 6gb is much better than the 780, you will be fine upgrading.

Thank guys. I understand it's a fair bit faster, I was just curious if the technically inferior specs (like half the CUDA cores) meant anything or made any sort of difference. 

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

For older titles? Sure. Newer ones favor Pascal and Maxwell a lot over Kepler.

I've read a few times now that the 1060 is better for newer games, but the 780 is better for some older games. Is this true? 

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Here is a comparison between the 780 and 1060

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-780-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/2164vs3639

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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125901&cm_re=1060-_-14-125-901-_-Product

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1 minute ago, apav said:

Thank guys. I understand it's a fair bit faster, I was just curious if the technically inferior specs (like half the CUDA cores) meant anything. 

Nope the newer architecture and better faster clocks of the newer card (1060) make it better and superior. 

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6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I'd just buy a gtx 970 or even the older (most importantly, cheaper) R9 290. Wont be using it for that long anyway right?

Well since I'm putting the money I was saving up towards a new GPU sooner, it might take me longer to upgrade again. So I want this GPU to last at least another year, maybe two if I need to stretch it. I want to go with a 1060, specifically EVGA because then I'd still have a warranty for at least one year or maybe more depending on when they bought it. 

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46 minutes ago, apav said:

 

 

Thank guys. I understand it's a fair bit faster, I was just curious if the technically inferior specs (like half the CUDA cores) meant anything or made any sort of difference. 

 

I've read a few times now that the 1060 is better for newer games, but the 780 is better for some older games. Is this true? 

Nope. Not even close. The 1060 is better than the 780 in older games. And totally dominates and destroys it in newer games.

41 minutes ago, apav said:

Well since I'm putting the money I was saving up towards a new GPU sooner, it might take me longer to upgrade again. So I want this GPU to last at least another year, maybe two if I need to stretch it. I want to go with a 1060, specifically EVGA because then I'd still have a warranty for at least one year or maybe more depending on when they bought it. 

Can you buy a 1060 for MSRP? If so then go for it. If not then a 970 is fine.

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1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

Nope. Not even close. The 1060 is better than the 780 in older games. And totally dominates and destroys it in newer games.

Can you buy a 1060 for MSRP? If so then go for it. If not then a 970 is fine.

Heck I'd buy it used for MSRP because even that would be a deal in the current market. But I've seen people say that the 1060 6GB goes on sale all the time, though I don't know if that's true for my top choice (or this one if I can find it, same price and it has more value). I decided on this one because of EVGA's warranty, and I've heard not only is the heatsink subpar in the non SC versions, but all of the single fan models are noisy and run hot unless you crank up the fan to max. 

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