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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
27 out 100
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4060
vs
GeForce GTX 1080

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
103
60
52
31
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
106
85
61
34
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
158
114
83
41
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
86
72
58
27
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
56
49
32
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
67
61
41
27
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
52
40
29
15
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
58
52
31
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
91
85
59
29
Avg FPS
1080p High11686
1080p Ultra9569
1440p Ultra7050
4K Ultra3926
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
7284
Time Spy106207592
Solar Bay4904019668
Port Royal60501668
Fire Strike2855922755
Night Raid12186782119
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
63994
Background Blur186.9 frames/s152.4 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s71.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec2.73 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec4.15 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec5.03 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec0.32 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec238.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps6716.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
15576
G2D Mark1080887
DirectX 11174 fps124 fps
DirectX 1277 fps54 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s7632 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
89.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps492.8 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps442.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps409.2 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps2270.6 fps
ALU 23284 fps2401.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps275.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.62884.4
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
n/a
Image Classification (SP)7696n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)13706n/a
Horizon Detection23289n/a
Face Detection (HP)31126n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)78361n/a
Text Classification (SP)3315n/a
Machine Translation (HP)3491n/a
Object Detection (SP)9386n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)36778n/a
Style Transfer (SP)148120n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
3174.4
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 18, 2023 May, 27, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Pascal
Codename AD107 GP104
Price n/a 599

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 1607 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 1733 MHz
Shader Units 3072 2560
TMUs 96 160
ROPs 48 64
Execution Units 24 20
Ray Tracing Cores 24 No
Tensor Cores 96 No
L1 cache 128 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 111 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 277 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 8.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 115 W 180 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 314 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 7 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 22.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 1251 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 10000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
320.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 3 No

Results

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