HWBench.com

    GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 1080

    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060
    GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 May 2016
    GeForce GTX 1080

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      173%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      171%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

    71% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1080

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1080

    The GeForce GTX 1080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (104 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1080
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-400-A1)vsGP104 (GP104-400-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs314 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs7,200 million
    Shaders1280vs2560
    Compute Units10vs20
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1607 MHz
    ROPs48vs64
    TMUs80vs160

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5X
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1080
    TDP120 wattsvs180 watts
    Release Date10 Jul 2016vs27 May 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      102.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      257.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      320.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      8228.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17380
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30160

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      138
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      186

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      145

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      124

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      122
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      200

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      83
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      141

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      159

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      134

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      128

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      84
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      143

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      133

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      105

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      97

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      51
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      94
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      158

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      60
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      55
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      57
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      140

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      114

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      53
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      20
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Max Detail,SMAA/SSAO,16:1 HQ-AF,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      10
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      18
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

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