nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory10240
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
$1199 • May 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 120 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1709 MHz | 1665 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 10240 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 80 |
| TMUs | 80 | 320 |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 82.03 GPixel/s | 186.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.375 GFLOPS | 34.1 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (15 benchmarks)
Scars Above
King's Bounty II
HUMANKIND
Kena Bridge of Spirits
Aliens Fireteam Elite
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Wins!
Based on 15 benchmarks across 5 games
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
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