NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe 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.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 3.13 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 25.64 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is based on the RDNA 4 architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | GPU | SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB |
| GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 | GPU Chip | Navi 44 XT |
| Pascal | Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| 20 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 32 |
| 2560 | Shader | 2048 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 32 |
MemoryThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.251 GHz clocks. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.518GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5X | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.251 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.518 GHz |
| 10.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 20.1 Gbps |
| 320 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 322 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has a turbo clock of 1.733 GHz. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 3.130 GHz. |
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| 1.607 GHz | Base Clock | 1.700 GHz |
| 1.733 GHz | Boost Clock | 3.130 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.53 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 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 Unknown. |
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| 180 W | TDP | 150 W (Reference) |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | Unknown |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 are cooled with a Air cooling. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.1b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v2.1a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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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 CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 200 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 122 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 5 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 16 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 was released in Q2/2016. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB published in Q4/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 4 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | 11350-05-20G |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q4/2025 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ (Reference) |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 4 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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
8 GB GDDR6 |
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