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    GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GeForce GTX 1070 mobile

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
    GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
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    GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1070 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB GeForce GTX 1070 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 120 Watt.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile are build with Pascal architecture.
    • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile are manufactured by 16 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 8000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 50−55
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 27−30
    4K / 2160p 5−6 16−18
    low / 720p 40−45 80−85
    medium / 1080p 27−30 60−65
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 142% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB GeForce GTX 1070 mobile
    Architecture Pascal Pascal
    Code name GP106 N17E-G2
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 26 December 2017 1 September 2016
    Pipelines 1280 2048
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1506 MHz
    Boost Clock 1709 MHz 1645 MHz
    Transistor count 4,400 million 7,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 16 nm
    Texture fill rate 136.7 210.6
    Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 6,738 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 8 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s 256 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1 +
    CUDA cores 1920
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    Laptop size large
    GPU Boost 3.0
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