GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 1080 Ti

Place in the ranking	69	33
Place by popularity	46	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.14	83.25
Power efficiency	13.42	25.90
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GP102	AD106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 March 2017 (7 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 294% better value for money than GTX 1080 Ti.

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 cores	3584	4352
Core clock speed	1481 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	160 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	91 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	354.4	344.8
Floating-point processing power	11.34 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	88	48
TMUs	224	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	240 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR5X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1376 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	484.4 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 Ti 48.13

RTX 4060 Ti 59.45
+23.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1080 Ti 18566

RTX 4060 Ti 22933
+23.5%

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 HD	130 −23.1%	160−170 +23.1%
1440p	84 −19%	100−110 +19%
4K	66 −21.2%	80−85 +21.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.38	2.49
1440p	8.32	3.99
4K	10.59	4.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

85−90
−13.6%

100−105

+13.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100 −20%	120−130 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
Battlefield 5	162 −23.5%	200−210 +23.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −15.8%	110−120 +15.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −13.6%	100−105 +13.6%
Far Cry 5	122 −23%	150−160 +23%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Forza Horizon 4	293 −19.5%	350−400 +19.5%
Hitman 3	100−110 −17.6%	120−130 +17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 −20.4%	230−240 +20.4%
Metro Exodus	144 −18.1%	170−180 +18.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 −15.4%	120−130 +15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 −20.9%	260−270 +20.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −22.3%	170−180 +22.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	145 −17.2%	170−180 +17.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
Battlefield 5	147 −22.4%	180−190 +22.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −15.8%	110−120 +15.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −13.6%	100−105 +13.6%
Far Cry 5	96 −14.6%	110−120 +14.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 −18.6%	70−75 +18.6%
Forza Horizon 4	284 −23.2%	350−400 +23.2%
Hitman 3	100−110 −17.6%	120−130 +17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 −20.4%	230−240 +20.4%
Metro Exodus	144 −18.1%	170−180 +18.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 −15.4%	120−130 +15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	196 −22.4%	240−250 +22.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −22.3%	170−180 +22.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	71 −19.7%	85−90 +19.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	81 −23.5%	100−105 +23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −13.6%	100−105 +13.6%
Far Cry 5	73 −23.3%	90−95 +23.3%
Forza Horizon 4	120 −16.7%	140−150 +16.7%
Hitman 3	100−110 −17.6%	120−130 +17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	153 −17.6%	180−190 +17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 −19.8%	200−210 +19.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 −22.4%	120−130 +22.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −22.3%	170−180 +22.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

121

−15.7%

140−150
+15.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	108 −20.4%	130−140 +20.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 −16.3%	100−105 +16.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 −21%	75−80 +21%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	62 −21%	75−80 +21%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −19%	50−55 +19%
Far Cry 5	55 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	265 −13.2%	300−310 +13.2%
Hitman 3	65−70 −23.1%	80−85 +23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 −18.6%	140−150 +18.6%
Metro Exodus	88 −13.6%	100−105 +13.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 −22%	150−160 +22%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −20%	90−95 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210−220 −21.5%	260−270 +21.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

98
−22.4%

120−130

+22.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	56 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 −23.2%	85−90 +23.2%
Hitman 3	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 −23.2%	250−260 +23.2%
Metro Exodus	60 −16.7%	70−75 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37 −21.6%	45−50 +21.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Far Cry 5	31 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Forza Horizon 4	75 −20%	90−95 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	72 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−22.4%

60−65
+22.4%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 23% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti is 19% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti is 21% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.13	59.45
Recency	10 March 2017	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	160 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti has a 37.5% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.