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Video Card Comparison: GTX 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080
Price and Benchmarks
1050
1050 Ti
1060-3GB
1060-6GB
1070
1070 Ti
1080
1080 Ti
Price
$110
$150
$200
$270
$410
$460
$510
$710
G3DMark
4393
5757
8696
8778
11003
12234
12072
13594
Cumulative
100%
114%
195%
210%
289%
337%
365%
446%
Relative
+0%
+15%
+72%
+7%
+38%
+17%
+8%
+22%
Benchmarks were from Passmark and Userbenchmark. Of course, take these numbers with a little skepticism because (a) some users...