nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand11GB GDDR5X
Memory3584
Cores484.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W $299 Jul 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
$699 • Mar 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11GB GDDR5X 250W $699 Mar 2017
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 11 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| TDP | 120 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1709 MHz | 1582 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 484.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 80 | 224 |
| ROPs | 48 | 88 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 352-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1376 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 82.03 GPixel/s | 139.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 484.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.375 GFLOPS | 11.34 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 2.75 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 471 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 11800 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
9688 (+137%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
39230
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
74966 (+91%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
118.7 FPS (+117%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
10080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
18594 (+84%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (407 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+117%)
AVG 152 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+119%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+122%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
King's Bounty II
8 2021 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Fulqrum Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+109%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+119%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+124%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
HUMANKIND
8.3 2021 • Strategy AMPLITUDE Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+110%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+117%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+120%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+111%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+117%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+112%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+110%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+110%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+129%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+122%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+140%)
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+67%)
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+119%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+118%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+122%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Wins!
Based on 404 benchmarks across 129 games
44
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
VS
+107.7%
92
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
0
Wins
44
Avg FPS
37
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA • 11GB GDDR5X
398
Wins
92
Avg FPS
77
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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