Comparison

GTX 1060 vs GTX 1080

Better Value

Retail Price

Retail Price

Value

35

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Value

18

3DMark Performace

4215

3DMark Performace

7570

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+79.6%

Release Date

2016

Release Date

2016

MSRP

299 $

MSRP

599 $

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+100.3%

Video Memory

6 GB

Video Memory

8 GB

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+33.3%

Power Consumption

120W

Power Consumption

180W

Efficiency

35

Efficiency

42

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Is GTX 1060 better than GTX 1080?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 is slower than Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 outperformes Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 by 79.6% in 3Dmark benchmark.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 1060 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 35, lower than that of GTX 1080 42. Consuming 180 watts, GTX 1080 has 20.0% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption

When considering value for money, GTX 1060 offers a better deal than, GeForce GTX 1080 by 94.4%.

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1060

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 580 4346

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1080