GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GTX 1060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 Mobile
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
19.75

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking28525
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.7441.06
Power efficiency17.0213.66
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP106GA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)11 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 12 GB has 48% better value for money than GTX 1060 Mobile.

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 cores12808960
Core clock speed1506 MHz1260 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt350 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.6478.8
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs4896
TMUs80280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s912.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 Mobile 19.75
RTX 3080 12 GB 69.33
+251%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1060 Mobile 14693
RTX 3080 12 GB 217116
+1378%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1060 Mobile 34127
RTX 3080 12 GB 44533
+30.5%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558
RTX 3080 12 GB 35922
+211%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Mobile 74605
RTX 3080 12 GB 549644
+637%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1060 Mobile 298378
+587258%
RTX 3080 12 GB 51

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD68
−174%
186
+174%
1440p44
−170%
119
+170%
4K30
−190%
87
+190%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.49
+23.2%
4.30
−23.2%
1440p5.39
+24.6%
6.71
−24.6%
4K7.90
+16.2%
9.18
−16.2%
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 23% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 25% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 16% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40
−308%
160−170
+308%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
−332%
160−170
+332%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 63
−85.7%
110−120
+85.7%
Counter-Strike 2 31
−477%
179
+477%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
−400%
160−170
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 106
−298%
422
+298%
Forza Horizon 5 67
−210%
208
+210%
Metro Exodus 69
−97.1%
136
+97.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
−70.3%
120−130
+70.3%
Valorant 86
−303%
300−350
+303%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 73
−60.3%
110−120
+60.3%
Counter-Strike 2 27
−470%
154
+470%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−515%
160−170
+515%
Dota 2 49
−231%
162
+231%
Far Cry 5 70
−64.3%
115
+64.3%
Fortnite 94
−189%
270−280
+189%
Forza Horizon 4 80
−345%
356
+345%
Forza Horizon 5 41
−337%
170−180
+337%
Grand Theft Auto V 74
−109%
155
+109%
Metro Exodus 49
−153%
124
+153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 204
−5.4%
210−220
+5.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−367%
120−130
+367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
−132%
170−180
+132%
Valorant 53
−555%
300−350
+555%
World of Tanks 222
−25.7%
270−280
+25.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 57
−105%
110−120
+105%
Counter-Strike 2 23
−509%
140
+509%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−596%
160−170
+596%
Dota 2 118
−36.4%
161
+36.4%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−98.5%
130−140
+98.5%
Forza Horizon 4 68
−362%
314
+362%
Forza Horizon 5 45
−260%
162
+260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55
−291%
210−220
+291%
Valorant 72
−382%
300−350
+382%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−35
−319%
130
+319%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−306%
130
+306%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−2.9%
170−180
+2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−424%
85−90
+424%
World of Tanks 130−140
−263%
450−500
+263%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 42
−107%
85−90
+107%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−200%
93
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−475%
90−95
+475%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−202%
160−170
+202%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−363%
236
+363%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−326%
130−140
+326%
Metro Exodus 45
−158%
116
+158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−446%
150−160
+446%
Valorant 46
−552%
300−310
+552%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−244%
55
+244%
Dota 2 30−35
−400%
170
+400%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−415%
170
+415%
Metro Exodus 14
−364%
65
+364%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 64
−227%
200−210
+227%
Red Dead Redemption 2 11
−445%
60−65
+445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−415%
170
+415%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 22
−309%
90−95
+309%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−438%
85−90
+438%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Dota 2 30−35
−359%
156
+359%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−320%
100−110
+320%
Fortnite 26
−269%
95−100
+269%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−390%
142
+390%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−413%
80−85
+413%
Valorant 23
−648%
170−180
+648%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 174% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 170% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 190% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 12 GB is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3080 12 GB surpassed GTX 1060 Mobile in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.75 69.33
Recency 15 August 2016 11 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 350 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has 337.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 251% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is a desktop one.


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