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 (272 benchmarks)
Project CARS 2
7.1 2017 • Racing Slightly Mad Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+100%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+97%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+115%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
7.9 2017 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+103%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 134 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+134%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+129%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
7.5 2017 • Action Arkane Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+100%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+127%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+146%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
ReCore: Definitive Edition
7.9 2018 • Action, Adventure Armature Studio, LLC, Comcept
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+106%)
AVG 171 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+136%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+141%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARK: Survival Evolved
6.1 2017 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Massively Multiplayer Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+116%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+129%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+127%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
>observer_
6.5 2017 • Adventure, Indie Bloober Team SA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+80%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+120%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+114%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Wins!
Based on 272 benchmarks across 85 games
41
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
VS
+108.8%
85
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
0
Wins
41
Avg FPS
34
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA • 11GB GDDR5X
266
Wins
85
Avg FPS
71
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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