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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 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.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB 8 GB GDDR6 · 3.13 GHz · 150 W Speed index 21/100

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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In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 189 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Speed index
7/100
21/100
FP32
8.87 TFLOPS
25.64 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.73 GHz
3.13 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
322 GB/s
TDP
180 W
150 W
Launch Price
599 $
299 $
232 pts
490 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU ChipGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1Navi 44 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2032
Shader25602048
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units160128
Raytracing Cores--32
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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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is based on the RDNA 4 architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.251 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed10.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s322 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.518GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Base Clock1.607 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.733 GHz3.130 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.53 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The 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.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
TDP180 W150 W
Tjunction max94 °CUnknown
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 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm2 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.41x DP 2.1a
DVI1--
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The 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.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 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 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Length267 mm200 mm
Height111 mm122 mm
Width38 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The 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.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q4/2025
Launch Price599 $299 $
Structure size16 nm4 nm
Part-no--11350-05-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured 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.

Benchmark results

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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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