GeForce RTX 5060 vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
32.17
+77%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 5060 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking138276
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data8.48
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)March 2025 (recently)

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 cores51204608
Core clock speed1556 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data362.9
Floating-point processing powerno data23.22 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
4K95
+90%
50−55
−90%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+94.3%
50−55
−94.3%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+73.7%
110−120
−73.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+90.5%
40−45
−90.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+94.3%
50−55
−94.3%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+50%
80−85
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+73.7%
110−120
−73.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+90.5%
40−45
−90.5%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+65.7%
65−70
−65.7%
Fortnite 150−160
+48.1%
100−110
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
−68.8%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+73%
60−65
−73%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+84%
75−80
−84%
Valorant 200−210
+43.2%
140−150
−43.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+94.3%
50−55
−94.3%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+50%
80−85
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+73.7%
110−120
−73.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+18.4%
230−240
−18.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+90.5%
40−45
−90.5%
Dota 2 140−150
+86.7%
75−80
−86.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+65.7%
65−70
−65.7%
Fortnite 150−160
+48.1%
100−110
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
−68.8%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+73%
60−65
−73%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+59.5%
70−75
−59.5%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+88.4%
40−45
−88.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+84%
75−80
−84%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+218%
55−60
−218%
Valorant 200−210
+43.2%
140−150
−43.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+50%
80−85
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+90.5%
40−45
−90.5%
Dota 2 140−150
+86.7%
75−80
−86.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+65.7%
65−70
−65.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
−68.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+84%
75−80
−84%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+102%
55−60
−102%
Valorant 200−210
+43.2%
140−150
−43.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+48.1%
100−110
−48.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+105%
40−45
−105%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+68.3%
140−150
−68.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+92.3%
24−27
−92.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2.3%
170−180
−2.3%
Valorant 240−250
+32.8%
180−190
−32.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+62.5%
55−60
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+90.9%
30−35
−90.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+95.7%
45−50
−95.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+103%
35−40
−103%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+200%
27−30
−200%
Valorant 210−220
+86.7%
110−120
−86.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Dota 2 100−110
+87.3%
55−60
−87.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+120%
20−22
−120%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+115%
20−22
−115%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 83% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 90% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 218% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 SLI Mobile surpassed RTX 5060 in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.17 18.18
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has a 77% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5060 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

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