GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $1340.99 cheaper!

Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Up to 77% cheaper – $399.00 vs $1739.99
Consumes up to 67% less energy – 120 vs 360 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
A better value for money for gaming
Up to 433% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 3 GB

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Aug 18th, 2016

Average FPS

31%

Min 1% FPS

24%

Price, $

$399

100%

Value, $/FPS

$6.04/FPS

100%

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0, 3GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support Graphic Card (03G-P4-6167-KR)

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (GV-N1060G1GAMING-3GD)

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Average FPS

214

100%

Min 1% FPS

139

100%

Price, $

$1739.99

22%

Value, $/FPS

$8.13/FPS

74%

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX ™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe® 5.0, HDMI®/DP 2.1, 3.6-Slot, Military-Grade Components, Protective PCB Coating, axial-tech Fans, Vapor Chamber)

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 Master ICE 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2805MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N5080AORUSM ICE-16GD

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC SFF 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080GAMING OC-16GD

Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 5080 Master 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2805MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Vanguard SOC Launch Edition Graphics Card VD8973

MSI VGA GEFORCE RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X OC Plus RTX5080 16GB GDRR7 256 B DX12 PCIE 5.0 X16 (3XDP 1XHDMI)

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Video Card 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 / TUF-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Aug 18th, 2016

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Aug 18th, 2016

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

3863

12%

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

33109

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Aug 18th, 2016

Memory

3 GB

19%

Memory Bandwidth

192.2 GB/s

20%

Pixel Fillrate

81.98 GPixel/s

24%

Texture Fillrate

123 GTexel/s

14%

FP32

3.935 TFLOPS

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Memory

16 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

960 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

335 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

879.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

56.28 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 5080
General
Aug 18th, 2016	Release Date	Jan 30th, 2025
$199.00	MSRP	$999.00
GeForce 10	Generation	GeForce 50
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
120 W	Power Consumption	360 W
Memory
3 GB	Memory Size	16 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR7
192-bit	Memory Bus	256-bit
192.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	960 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
81.98 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	335 GPixel/s
123 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	879.3 GTexel/s
3.935 TFLOPS	FP32	56.28 TFLOPS