In the gpu comparison between the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and the Gainward GeForce RTX 2080, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 is 130 % faster than the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GBGainward GeForce RTX 2080
The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units.
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, which has 2944 shaders and 46 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
Memory Size
6 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
2.002 GHz
1.750 GHz
Memory Speed
8.0 Gbps
14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
448 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit
256 bit
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The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
Base Clock
1.506 GHz
1.515 GHz
Boost Clock
1.708 GHz
1.710 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 is 1.515 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
TDP
120 W
215 W
Tjunction max
94 °C
88 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 has a TDP of 215 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
2 x 90 mm
Fan 2
--
1 x 80 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
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The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
2x DP 1.4
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
USB-C
--
1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
No
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080
Length
242 mm
292 mm
Height
130 mm
112 mm
Width
43 mm
--
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is 242 mm long, 130 mm high and 43 mm wide.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 is 292 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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