ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
• GPU Chip
  GP106-300-A1 GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
• Execution units
  9 20
• Shader
  1152 2560
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  72 160

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  3 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5X
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 1.3 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 332 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.569 GHz+ 4 % 1.759 GHz+ 9 %
• Boost Clock
  1.809 GHz+ 6 % 1.936 GHz+ 12 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.785 GHz 1.898 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  120 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  242 mm 293 mm
• Height
  130 mm 142 mm
• Width
  43 mm 55 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G and ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 3GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q2/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  DUAL-GTX1060-O3G GV-N1080AORUS X11-8GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet