GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Prices and Stock
MSRP $699

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD Video Card

2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Prices and Stock
MSRP $299

SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 192 Bits SFF GPU HDMI Dual Monitors Video Card

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$249.95

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Graphics Card (VCGGTX10606PB)

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards (GV-N1060IXOC-6GD)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING ACX 3.0, 6GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 06G-P4-6262-KR

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB FTW+ GAMING ACX 3.0, 6GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 06G-P4-6368-KR

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, 6GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 06G-P4-6268-KR

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 1505 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080

Performs up to 39% better in World of Warcraft than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 219 vs 157 FPS
Up to 67% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 10 vs 6 GB

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Up to 52% better value when playing World of Warcraft than GeForce RTX 3080 - $1.59 vs $3.29 per FPS
Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 120 vs 320 Watts

This is a free version of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

219

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.29/FPS

48%

Price, $

$719.99

34%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD Video Card

Buy for $719.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016

FPS

157

72%

Value, $/FPS

$1.59/FPS

100%

Price, $

$249.95

100%

Value Winner

SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 192 Bits SFF GPU HDMI Dual Monitors Video Card

Buy for $249.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016

1920 x 1080

Very High

387

FPS

398

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

177

FPS

251

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

375

FPS

483

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

607

FPS

856

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

149

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

82.03 GPixel/s

50%

Texel Fillrate

136.7 GTexel/s

29%

GeForce RTX 3080	vs	GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Sep 1st, 2020	Release Date	Jul 19th, 2016
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 10
$699	MSRP	$299
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10 GB	Memory	6 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR5
320-bit	Bus	192-bit
760.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	192.2 GB/s
1440 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1506 MHz
1710 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1709 MHz
1188 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2002 MHz