NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
32.9Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing23.2
50.2Memoryspec-based39.8
67.7Efficiencyspec-based83.3
41.3Compute33.8
10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti scores 39.4 against 38.1 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 28
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 34
- 87% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,920
- 83% higher VRAM: 11 GB vs 6 GB
- 83% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 192 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 23 vs 20
- 36% lower TDP: 160 W vs 250 W
- 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm
- Lower launch price: $349 vs $699
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Process | 16 nm | 12 nm+25% |
| TDP | 250 W | 160 W+36% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+87% | 1,920 |
| RT cores | — | 30 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 240 |
| Base clock | 1,480 MHz+8% | 1,365 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,582 MHz | 1,680 MHz+6% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11 GB+83% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 352 bit+83% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 484 GB/s+44% | 336 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,400+45%Bottom 35% | 6,500Bottom 24% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,600Bottom 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 14,400+22%Bottom 34% | 11,800Bottom 20% |
| 1080p Ultra | 90 fps+30%Bottom 23% | 69 fpsBottom 10% |
| 1440p Ultra | 64 fps+31%Bottom 23% | 49 fpsBottom 10% |
| 4K Ultra | 34 fps+31%Bottom 23% | 26 fpsBottom 10% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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