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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.65 GHz · 185 W Speed index 6/100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.73 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 24 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Speed index
6/100
7/100
FP32
7.18 TFLOPS
8.87 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.65 GHz
1.73 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
185 W
180 W
Launch Price
289 $
599 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU ChipTU106GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3420
Shader21762560
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units136160
Raytracing Cores34--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB and has 2176 texture shaders and 34 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Memory Size12 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5X
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.251 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps10.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 can access 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Base Clock1.470 GHz1.607 GHz
Boost Clock1.650 GHz1.733 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB clocks in the base with up to 1.470 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 1.607 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
TDP185 W180 W
Tjunction max88 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
DVI11
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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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Length229 mm267 mm
Height113 mm111 mm
Width--38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 229 mm long, 113 mm high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q2/2016
Launch Price289 $599 $
Structure size12 nm16 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB was released in Q4/2021 at a price of 289 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +6.1 %

  1. 3,522
  2. 3,319

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +181.1 %

  1. 4,467
  2. 1,589

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,623
  2. no data

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)

  1. 27 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 48 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +12.5 %

  1. 45 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +13.3 %

  1. 85 fps (avg)
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +17.0 %

  1. 124 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +42.3 %

  1. 75,846
  2. 53,292

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +12.9 %

  1. 72,147
  2. 63,883

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