Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 103 60 52 31 | 63 34 28 15 |
 The Witcher 3 | 106 85 61 34 | 45 39 27 12 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 158 114 83 41 | 84 57 41 16 |
 Far Cry 6 | 86 72 58 27 | 49 44 31 14 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 56 49 32 18 | 28 23 18 n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 67 61 41 27 | 39 32 22 14 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 52 40 29 15 | 24 16 14 9 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 58 52 31 14 | 30 26 16 n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 91 85 59 29 | 51 45 29 16 |
| 1080p High | 86 | 46 |
| 1080p Ultra | 69 | 35 |
| 1440p Ultra | 50 | 25 |
| 4K Ultra | 26 | 12 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 7592 | 3863 |
| Solar Bay | 19668 | 9888 |
| Port Royal | 1668 | 824 |
| Fire Strike | 22755 | 12267 |
| Night Raid | 82119 | 50787 |
| Background Blur | 152.4 frames/s | 92.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 71.6 frames/s | 43.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.73 Gpix/sec | 1.4 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 4.15 Gpix/sec | 2.04 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 5.03 Gpix/sec | 2.28 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.32 Gpix/sec | 0.25 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 238.9 Gpix/sec | 110.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 6716.4 fps | 3306.4 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 887 | 772 |
| DirectX 11 | 124 fps | 71 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 54 fps | 35 fps |
| GPU Compute | 7632 Ops/s | 4116 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 492.8 fps | 284.8 fps |
| Car Chase | 442.5 fps | 280.4 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 409.2 fps | 245.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 2270.6 fps | 1203.9 fps |
| ALU 2 | 2401.8 fps | 5992 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 275.7 fps | 231.3 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2884.4 | 1404.6 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | May, 27, 2016 | August, 18, 2016 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Codename | GP104 | GP106 |
| Price | 599 | 199 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1607 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1733 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 1152 |
| TMUs | 160 | 72 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 20 | 9 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 48 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 1536 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 111 Gpix/sec | 82 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 277 GTex/s | 123 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 8.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 180 W | 120 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 16 nm | 16 nm |
| Transistor Size | 314 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistor count | 7 billion | 4 billion |
| Transistor density | 22.29 MTr/mm² | 20 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 1251 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 10000 MB/s | 8000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 the clear winner in this comparison.
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