Power consumption
First of all, we compare all graphics cards in the main areas of gaming loop, stress test and idle in direct comparison in a gallery, which contains all results in exactly this order as bar graphics.
Depending on the power target specified by the manufacturer, considerable differences can be measured. We deliberately do without the decimal places for the bar graphics, because they would be within the possible measurement tolerances.
We also found that some cards with a rather tight power target had a slightly lower power consumption in the stress test due to down clocking. However, in none of the cases did this really negatively affect gaming performance, it only represents the absolute worst case.
Volume/operating noise
For this comparison, we separate the bar graphics in the gallery into gaming loop and idle – even if it is actually a noise development, which is also very broadband and in terms of sound character for each map also very different individually may fail.
Therefore, it is important not only to compare the absolute bars, but also to look at the frequency spectra on the individual product pages of this roundup and to read the corresponding text.
Since many of the cards also use a semi-passive mode and the fans are stationary in the idle, they do not have to specify corresponding readings.
Even if we are in our special measuring room at a basic sound level around 22 dB(A) and below, measured values here would only represent the ambient noise.
Temperature behaviour
For this comparison, we divide the bar graphics in the gallery into gaming loop, stress test and the maximum reached temperatures of the voltage converter MOSFETs in the HotSpot. The more detailed history curves and comments can be found on the individual tests corresponding pages for each map in this article.
By the way, we randomly compared the temperatures reached on our bench table and the temperatures reached in the housing, which were no more than two to three Kelvin above the values in the open structure.
Since the dispersion of the values in the closed structure also depends extremely on the housing performance, only the values of the bench table are really reproducible and comparable.
Intermediate conclusion
You can see very clearly where which manufacturer sees its focus and where in return perhaps savings have been made. Of course, these three criteria alone are not enough to be able to assess a map objectively, but together with the details listed on the individual pages and the performance (previous page) that is quite similar at the end, the picture rounds off quite neatly.
- 1 - Einführung und Übersicht
- 2 - EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Superclocked
- 3 - Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 Phoenix GS
- 4 - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming
- 5 - inno3D GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming OC
- 6 - MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3G
- 7 - MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 6G
- 8 - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition
- 9 - Palit GeForce GTX 1060 SuperJetstream
- 10 - [Neu] PNY GeForce GTX 1060 XLR8 OC Gaming
- 11 - Vergleich der Gaming-Performance
- 12 - Vergleich vom Temperatur, Lautstärke und Leistungsaufnahme
- 13 - Vergleichende Zusammenfassung und Fazit
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