NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
28.4Rasterization38.9
20Ray Tracing37
41.5Memoryspec-based45.7
76.4Efficiencyspec-based89.7
41.2Compute54
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10808 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB wins this graphics card face-off, 49.4 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+17) and compute (+13). 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 Ti 8GB
- Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 54 vs 41
- 115% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,170 vs 7,536
- 80% higher Shading units: 4,608 vs 2,560
- Lower launch price: $379 vs $599
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell |
| Process | 16 nm | 4 nm+75% |
| TDP | 180 W | 180 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 4,608+80% |
| RT cores | — | 36 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 144 |
| Base clock | 1,607 MHz | 2,407 MHz+50% |
| Boost clock | 1,733 MHz | 2,572 MHz+48% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,536Bottom 27% | 16,170+115%Top 35% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 4,179Top 43% |
| PassMark G3D | 15,607Bottom 41% | 21,866+40%Top 36% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 108 fpsBottom 39% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 76 fpsBottom 38% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 39 fpsBottom 36% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
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