nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory1920
Cores336 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
GeForce RTX 2060
$349 • Jan 2019
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6 160W $349 Jan 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 180 W | 160 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1680 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 336 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 1920 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 30 |
| TMUs | 160 | 120 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 80.64 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 336 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 6.451 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 445 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 10800 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| 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
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
7379 (+1%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
78934 (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
89.8 FPS (+1%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572 (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
14122
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Game Benchmarks Comparison (234 benchmarks)
King's Bounty II
8 2021 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Fulqrum Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+1%)
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+1%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
HUMANKIND
8.3 2021 • Strategy AMPLITUDE Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+4%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+3%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+0%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+6%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+1%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+3%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 (+5%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+5%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+3%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060 (+227%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060 (+244%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060 (+200%)
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 4 FPS
MIN 3 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+14%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+12%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+5%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+3%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+3%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 234 benchmarks across 71 games
61
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+4.1%
59
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
168
Wins
61
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
72%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
46
Wins
59
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
20%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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