GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.41
+22.9%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking126186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data18.27
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLITU106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)29 January 2019 (5 years ago)

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 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 data115 Watt
Texture fill rateno data144.0
Floating-point processing powerno data4.608 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support++

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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 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 1080 SLI Mobile 37.41
+22.9%
RTX 2060 Mobile 30.45

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 1080 SLI Mobile 49645
+133%
RTX 2060 Mobile 21262

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 1080 SLI Mobile 55056
RTX 2060 Mobile 57644
+4.7%

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 1080 SLI Mobile 39902
+144%
RTX 2060 Mobile 16331

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 1080 SLI Mobile 172848
+74.3%
RTX 2060 Mobile 99179

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 1080 SLI Mobile 443627
+7.7%
RTX 2060 Mobile 411721

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

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

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 HD136
+30.8%
104
−30.8%
1440p80−85
+21.2%
66
−21.2%
4K96
+129%
42
−129%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+30.5%
55−60
−30.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+25.4%
60−65
−25.4%
Elden Ring 130−140
+26.2%
100−110
−26.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+13.3%
90
−13.3%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+30.5%
55−60
−30.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+155%
31
−155%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+20.1%
149
−20.1%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+11%
82
−11%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−35.1%
100
+35.1%
Valorant 140−150
+6.4%
140
−6.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−3.9%
106
+3.9%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+30.5%
55−60
−30.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+229%
24
−229%
Dota 2 110−120
+19.2%
99
−19.2%
Elden Ring 130−140
+26.2%
100−110
−26.2%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+35.7%
70
−35.7%
Fortnite 160−170
+15.3%
140−150
−15.3%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+45.5%
123
−45.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+31.1%
90
−31.1%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+49.2%
61
−49.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 116
−113%
247
+113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+64.4%
45
−64.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 169
+65.7%
100−110
−65.7%
Valorant 140−150
+84%
81
−84%
World of Tanks 270−280
+1.8%
270−280
−1.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+34.2%
76
−34.2%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+30.5%
55−60
−30.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+276%
21
−276%
Dota 2 110−120
+5.4%
112
−5.4%
Far Cry 5 95−100
−28.4%
122
+28.4%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+67.3%
107
−67.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
−1.2%
84
+1.2%
Valorant 140−150
+21.1%
123
−21.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
+30.2%
50−55
−30.2%
Elden Ring 75−80
+31.6%
55−60
−31.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+27.8%
50−55
−27.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+27.6%
29
−27.6%
World of Tanks 230−240
+20.8%
190−200
−20.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+14.8%
61
−14.8%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+164%
14
−164%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+27.7%
90−95
−27.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+27.4%
80−85
−27.4%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+18.8%
65−70
−18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Valorant 110−120
+32.2%
87
−32.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+31%
27−30
−31%
Dota 2 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
Elden Ring 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 169
+72.4%
98
−72.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+20%
20
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+38.7%
31
−38.7%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+31%
27−30
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+167%
6
−167%
Dota 2 70−75
−20.8%
87
+20.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+28.6%
40−45
−28.6%
Fortnite 50−55
+33.3%
39
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+27.1%
45−50
−27.1%
Valorant 60−65
+46.3%
41
−46.3%

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

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 31% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 21% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 129% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 276% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 113% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is ahead in 56 tests (89%)
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is ahead in 6 tests (10%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.41 30.45
Recency 16 August 2016 29 January 2019
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has a 22.9% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 2060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

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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