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$559
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
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$598
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$499
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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$249.95
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 53 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 31% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 64 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 8 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Up to 55% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $249.95 vs $559.0
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 120 vs 180 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 160 Bits SFF GPU HDMI DisplayPort Dual Displays
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
73.96753832281334%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
49.296790479624946%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $599 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
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