NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
28.4Rasterization37.2
20Ray Tracing32.3
41.5Memoryspec-based45.7
76.4Efficiencyspec-based93
41.2Compute45.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10809 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 wins this graphics card face-off, 47.1 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+12) and rasterization (+9). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 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
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
- Stronger rasterization score: 37 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 32 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 45 vs 41
- 69% lower process: 5 nm vs 16 nm
- 66% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 12,500 vs 7,536
- Lower launch price: $299 vs $599
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell |
| Process | 16 nm | 5 nm+69% |
| TDP | 180 W | 145 W+19% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 3,840+50% |
| RT cores | — | 30 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 120 |
| Base clock | 1,607 MHz | 2,280 MHz+42% |
| Boost clock | 1,733 MHz | 2,497 MHz+44% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 448 GB/s+40% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,536Bottom 27% | 12,500+66%Top 48% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 3,300Bottom 41% |
| PassMark G3D | 15,607Bottom 41% | 16,700+7%Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 114 fpsBottom 43% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 81 fpsBottom 43% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 40 fpsBottom 38% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
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