GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, which has 8704 shaders and 68 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
| GP106-400-A1 | GPU Chip | GA102-200-K1-A1 |
| Pascal | Architecture | Ampere |
| 10 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 68 |
| 1280 | Shader | 8704 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 96 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 272 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 68 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition can access 10 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 760 GB/s. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 2.002 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.188 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 19.0 Gbps |
| 192 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 760 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 320 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G clocks in the base with up to 1.556 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition is 1.440 GHz. |
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| 1.556 GHz | Base Clock | 1.440 GHz |
| 1.797 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.710 GHz |
| 1.77 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition has a TDP of 320 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 320 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 370 W |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 85 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 43 dB |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G is 223 mm long, 121 mm high and 39 mm wide. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition is 285 mm long, 110 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 223 mm | Length | 285 mm |
| 121 mm | Height | 110 mm |
| 39 mm | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1350 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 249 $ (Reference). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition was introduced in Q3/2020 at a price of 699 $. |
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| GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q3/2020 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 699 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 8 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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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)
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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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
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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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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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
6 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10 GB GDDR6X |
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