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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
34Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
39.4Inno Score
23.3Rasterization32.9
20Ray Tracing20
32.8Memoryspec-based50.2
83.8Efficiencyspec-based67.7
28.8Compute41.3
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 39.4 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+12) and rasterization (+10). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

  • 52% lower TDP: 120 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $249 vs $699

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 23
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 29
  • 180% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,280
  • 152% higher bandwidth: 484 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
  • 125% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,400 vs 4,178

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Announced20162017
ArchitecturePascalPascal
Process16 nm16 nm
TDP120 W+52%250 W
Power connector1x 6-pin1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Shading units1,2803,584+180%
Base clock1,506 MHz+2%1,480 MHz
Boost clock1,709 MHz+8%1,582 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
VRAM6 GB11 GB+83%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Bus width192 bit352 bit+83%
Bandwidth192 GB/s484 GB/s+152%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
3DMark Time Spy4,178Bottom 10%9,400+125%Bottom 35%
PassMark G3D10,021Bottom 15%14,400+44%Bottom 34%
1080p Ultra—90 fpsBottom 23%
1440p Ultra—64 fpsBottom 23%
4K Ultra—34 fpsBottom 23%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Upscaling—NIS (driver-level)

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