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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.73 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.73 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 8.87 TFLOPS.

ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB 8 GB GDDR7 · 2.60 GHz · 180 W Speed index 20/100

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB has 4608 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.60 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 23.98 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is 170 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Speed index
7/100
20/100
FP32
8.87 TFLOPS
23.98 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.73 GHz
2.60 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
180 W
180 W
Launch Price
599 $
379 $
231 pts
475 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB
GPU ChipGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1GB206
Streaming Multiprocessors2036
Shader25604608
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units160144
Raytracing Cores--36
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is based on the Blackwell architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR7
Memory Clock1.251 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed10.0 Gbps28.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.251 GHz clocks.

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB has a 8 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Base Clock1.607 GHz2.407 GHz
Boost Clock1.733 GHz2.602 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has a turbo clock of 1.733 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is 2.602 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
TDP180 W180 W
Tjunction max94 °C87 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 87 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 2.1b
DVI1--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Length267 mm304 mm
Height111 mm120 mm
Width38 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 8
Release dateQ2/2016Q2/2025
Launch Price599 $379 $
Structure size16 nm4 nm
Part-no--PRIME-RTX5060TI-8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 was released in Q2/2016.

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB published in Q2/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 4 nanometers.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 40 fps (avg)
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2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 75 fps (avg)
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1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 106 fps (avg)
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