In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB and the Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual is 24 % faster than the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB and has 2176 texture shaders and 34 execution units.
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.
Memory
Memory
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
Memory Size
12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5X
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
1.251 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
10.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
320 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit
256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual can access 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
Base Clock
1.470 GHz
1.607 GHz
Boost Clock
1.650 GHz
1.733 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB clocks in the base with up to 1.470 GHz. The base frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual is 1.607 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
TDP
185 W
180 W
Tjunction max
88 °C
94 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.4
DVI
1
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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
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
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual
Length
235 mm
252 mm
Height
115 mm
112 mm
Width
--
39 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 12GB is 235 mm long, 115 mm high and -- wide.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Dual is 252 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 mm 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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