GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 1080

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 1080, which comes with a core clock frequency of 1607 MHz and a GDDR5X memory speed of 1251 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 16 nm design. It is made up of 2560 SPUs, 160 TAUs, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1080		553 Sol/s
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		290 Sol/s
	Difference: 263 (91%)

Ethereum Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1080		20 Mh/s
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		19 Mh/s
	Difference: 1 (5%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1080		21942 points
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
	Difference: 9757 (80%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 1080		180 Watts
	Difference: 60 Watts (50%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 1080 should perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		327680 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 131072 (67%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1080 should be a lot (about 137%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		257120 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 148688 (137%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1080 is superior to the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		102848 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 30560 (42%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.