RTX 2060 Mobile vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Combined performance score

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
37.47
+27.9%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by 28% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking115175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money66.3418.51
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIN18E-G1 TU106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Current price$352 $1250
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has 258% better value for money than RTX 2060 Mobile.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores51201920
Core clock speed1556 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80-90 Watt
Texture fill rateno data144.0

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support++

Technologies

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

VR Ready++

API support

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 1080 SLI Mobile 37.47
+27.9%
RTX 2060 Mobile 29.29

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by 28% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 55056
RTX 2060 Mobile 57644
+4.7%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 5% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 49645
+133%
RTX 2060 Mobile 21262

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by 133% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 39902
+144%
RTX 2060 Mobile 16331

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by 144% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 172848
+74.3%
RTX 2060 Mobile 99179

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by 74% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 443627
+7.7%
RTX 2060 Mobile 411721

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by 8% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 103
+35.9%
RTX 2060 Mobile 76

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by 36% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

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 HD137
+31.7%
104
−31.7%
1440p80−85
+21.2%
66
−21.2%
4K89
+117%
41
−117%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−35.8%
91
+35.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−9.2%
71
+9.2%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+5.8%
104
−5.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+5.2%
97
−5.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
96
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+11%
82
−11%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+7.4%
108
−7.4%
Hitman 3 110−120
−0.8%
120
+0.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−7.4%
87
+7.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−36.7%
82
+36.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−3.3%
93
+3.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−22.9%
86
+22.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−7.5%
72
+7.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+16.1%
56
−16.1%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+5.8%
104
−5.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+22.9%
83
−22.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+5.5%
91
−5.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+15.2%
79
−15.2%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+8.4%
107
−8.4%
Hitman 3 110−120
+17.8%
101
−17.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+20.9%
67
−20.9%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+19.6%
56
−19.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+33.3%
45
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+11.1%
81
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+63.1%
111
−63.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+34%
50
−34%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+35.4%
48
−35.4%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+12.2%
98
−12.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+14.3%
84
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+26.4%
72
−26.4%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+31.8%
88
−31.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+91.7%
60
−91.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+84.2%
38
−84.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−1.6%
63
+1.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
+11.3%
62
−11.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+15.6%
45
−15.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+17.1%
35
−17.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+3.4%
29
−3.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+14.3%
49
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+2.5%
40
−2.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+7.9%
38
−7.9%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+5.3%
75
−5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+7.9%
63
−7.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+24.6%
55−60
−24.6%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+29.5%
60−65
−29.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+43.2%
35−40
−43.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+17.9%
28
−17.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−6.1%
35
+6.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
+8.8%
34
−8.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+115%
13
−115%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+36.8%
18−20
−36.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+16%
25
−16%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+123%
39
−123%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
25
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
22
−4.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+9.5%
42
−9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+6.1%
33
−6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+26.8%
40−45
−26.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+26.7%
15
−26.7%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 31.7% faster than RTX 2060 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 21.2% faster than RTX 2060 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 117% faster than RTX 2060 Mobile

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 123% faster than the RTX 2060 Mobile.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 36.7% faster than the GTX 1080 SLI Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is ahead in 54 tests (79%)
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is ahead in 10 tests (15%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 37.47 29.29
Recency 16 August 2016 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile in performance tests.


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