EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
vs
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 912 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING has the GA102 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the graphics chip GP106-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING GPU GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GA102 GPU Chip GP106-300-A1
Ampere Architecture Pascal
70 Streaming Multiprocessors 9
8960 Shader 1152
112 Render Output Units 48
280 Texture Units 72
70 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING clocks at 1.188 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 19.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 3 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR5
1.188 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
19.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
912 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.260 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.800 GHz Boost Clock 1.708 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is powered by 3 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 350 W.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

350 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
3 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Radial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 70 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

300 mm Length 255 mm
137 mm Height 125 mm
-- Width 42 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2022.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

12G-P5-4877-KL Part-no 60NNH7DHL6VS
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2016
699 $ (Reference) Launch Price 199 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 16 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
12 GB GDDR6X
113 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
12 GB GDDR6X
195 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
45 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
12 GB GDDR6X
211 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
65 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

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.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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