GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile vs GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGP104GB203
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)2025

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores12808192
Core clock speed1506 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1709 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm0 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate136.7512.0
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPS32.77 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs80256
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5XGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s1.01 TB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA6.110.1

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 175 Watt

GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X has 45.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
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