nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W $199 Aug 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| TDP | 120 W | 180 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1708 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 320.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 1152 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 72 | 160 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1251 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 81.98 GPixel/s | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 320.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.935 GFLOPS | 8.873 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 7200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3753
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
7282 (+94%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
34861
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
63994 (+84%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
49.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
89.1 FPS (+79%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9787
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
15572 (+59%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (161 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+84%)
AVG 193 FPS
MIN 175 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+84%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 142 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+118%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+71%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+71%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+111%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+89%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+95%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+88%)
AVG 147 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+88%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+100%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+70%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+73%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+75%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+92%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 158 benchmarks across 54 games
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
+82.6%
88
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
0
Wins
48
Avg FPS
40
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
156
Wins
88
Avg FPS
74
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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