GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 4060 for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce GTX 1080 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 4060 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $110.51 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1080

The GeForce RTX 4060 is better in every way

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4060

A much faster GPU for gaming
Up to 18% cheaper – $487.49 vs $598.00
A better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 36% less energy – 115 vs 180 Watts

GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 4060 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce GTX 1080

May 27th, 2016

Average FPS

83%

Min 1% FPS

79%

Price, $

$598

81%

Value, $/FPS

$6.5/FPS

68%

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 DUKE 8G OC)

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

Average FPS

111

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$487.49

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.39/FPS

100%

MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6X, PCI Express Gen 4, 128-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (Supports 4K & 8K HDR)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC ICE 8G Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2505MHz Core Clock, 2 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 2 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4060EAGLEOC ICE-8GD

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060OC-8GL Video Card

Buy on Amazon

$469.99

In Stock

~~2460~~ 2475 MHz

Boost Clock

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 EVO White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card White (Nvidia GeForce RTX4060 DLSS3, 246 AI Tops, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a,

GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 4060 in My Games

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

GeForce GTX 1080

May 27th, 2016

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 4060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce GTX 1080

May 27th, 2016

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

7564

71%

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

10614

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 4060 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce GTX 1080

May 27th, 2016

Memory

8 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

320.3 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

94%

Texture Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

8.873 TFLOPS

59%

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

Memory

8 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

272 GB/s

85%

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

85%

FP32

15.11 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce GTX 1080	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 4060
General
May 27th, 2016	Release Date	May 18th, 2023
$599.00	MSRP	$299.00
GeForce 10	Generation	GeForce 40
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
180 W	Power Consumption	115 W
Memory
8 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR5X	Memory Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Memory Bus	128-bit
320.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	272 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
110.9 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	118.1 GPixel/s
277.3 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	236.2 GTexel/s
8.873 TFLOPS	FP32	15.11 TFLOPS