NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
- Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 180 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 180 Watt |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps
- Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 1506 MHz
- Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1733 MHz vs 1709 MHz
- 2x more texture fill rate: 277.3 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
- 2x more pipelines: 2560 vs 1280
- 2x better floating-point performance: 8,873 gflops vs 4,375 gflops
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
- Around 22% higher memory clock speed: 11008 MHz vs 9028 MHz
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz vs 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz vs 1709 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 277.3 GTexel / s vs 136.7 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2560 vs 1280 |
| Floating-point performance | 8,873 gflops vs 4,375 gflops |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 6 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 11008 MHz vs 9028 MHz |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Code name | GP106 | GP104 |
| Launch date | 20 April 2017 | 20 April 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $499 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 4,375 gflops | 8,873 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 16 nm |
| Pipelines | 1280 | 2560 |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 GTexel / s | 277.3 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Transistor count | 4,400 million | 7,200 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 250 mm | 267 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 216.6 GB / s | 352.3 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 9028 MHz | 11008 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
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