GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1060

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Memory: 11264Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GeForce GTX 1060
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 10 Jul 2016
GeForce GTX 1060

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    217%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

117% 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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti .
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (91 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1060
GPU NameGP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
Fab Process16 nmvs16 nm
Die Size471 mm²vs200 mm²
Transistors12,000 millionvs4,400 million
Shaders3584vs1280
Compute Units28vs10
Core clock1480 MHzvs1506 MHz
ROPs88vs48
TMUs224vs80

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1060
Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
Bus Width352 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1376 MHz
11008 MHz effective
vs2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size11264 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1060
TDP220 wattsvs120 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvs10 Jul 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    130.20 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    72.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    332.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    120.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    484.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    192.20 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    10609.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    3855.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    224
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    138

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    161
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    123
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    91
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    160
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    163
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    156
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    119
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    120
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    200
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    125
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    118
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    164
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    116
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    105
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    170
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    154
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    71
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    119
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    64
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    148
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    186
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    175
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    143
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    70

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    140
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    131
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    102
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    209
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    104
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    131
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    98
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    64
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    120
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    121
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    109
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    96
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    188
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    66
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    104
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    101
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    116
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    82
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    144
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    130
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    37
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    50
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    104
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    120
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    121
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    78
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    52

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    108
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    97
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    76
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    113
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    73
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    36
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    70
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    72
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

High Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    98
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    58
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    58
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    78
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    78
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    36
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    22
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    53
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    68
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    29

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    66
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    56
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    18

FPS (higher is better)