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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
39.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
52.7Inno Score
32.9Rasterization37
20Ray Tracing—
50.2Memoryspec-based49.6
67.7Efficiencyspec-based90.5
41.3Compute54.7
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB wins this graphics card face-off, 52.7 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+13) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 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 1080 Ti

  • 175% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 128 bit
  • 68% higher bandwidth: 484 GB/s vs 288 GB/s

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

  • Stronger rasterization score: 37 vs 33
  • Stronger compute score: 55 vs 41
  • 69% lower process: 5 nm vs 16 nm
  • 61% higher Boost clock: 2,540 MHz vs 1,582 MHz
  • 57% higher PassMark G3D: 22,554 vs 14,400
  • Lower launch price: $499 vs $699

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Announced20172023
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process16 nm5 nm+69%
TDP250 W165 W+34%
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Shading units3,5844,352+21%
RT cores—34
Tensor / AI cores—136
Base clock1,480 MHz2,310 MHz+56%
Boost clock1,582 MHz2,540 MHz+61%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
VRAM11 GB16 GB+45%
VRAM typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Bus width352 bit+175%128 bit
Bandwidth484 GB/s+68%288 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
3DMark Time Spy9,400Bottom 35%13,288+41%Top 45%
PassMark G3D14,400Bottom 34%22,554+57%Top 31%
1080p Ultra90 fpsBottom 23%—
1440p Ultra64 fpsBottom 23%—
4K Ultra34 fpsBottom 23%—

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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