nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
nvidia
Brand3GB GDDR5
Memory1152
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
$199 • Aug 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3GB GDDR5 120W $199 Aug 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 180 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 1152 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 72 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 81.98 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 3.935 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-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
7282 (+94%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3753
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994 (+84%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
34861
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS (+79%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
49.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572 (+59%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
9787
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (104 benchmarks)
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
8.2 2018 • RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+43%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
BATTLETECH
8.1 2018 • Action, Adventure, Strategy Harebrained Schemes
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+94%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+262%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
8 2018 • Action, Strategy CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+97%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+100%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Frostpunk
7.9 2018 • Simulation, Strategy 11 bit studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+95%)
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+91%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XV
7 2018 • RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+118%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+194%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+440%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
Winner
Loser
Warhammer Vermintide 2
7.4 2018 • Action, Indie, RPG Fatshark
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+94%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+94%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+94%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 104 benchmarks across 35 games
84
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+80.9%
47
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
102
Wins
84
Avg FPS
70
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA • 3GB GDDR5
0
Wins
47
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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