RTX 4080 vs GTX 1060 3GB
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 4080 is 1224.9 % stronger than GTX 1060 3GB. RTX 4080 ranks #5 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (14,521 GPU score over 5 verified runs). GTX 1060 3GB ranks #37 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (1,096 GPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 6 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 4080 | GTX 1060 3GB |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 14,521 | 1,096 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 14,765 | 2,105 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 62.9 FPS | 6.5 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 77.9 FPS | 7.9 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 67.3 FPS | 7.3 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 106.1 FPS | 53.8 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 195 GB/s | 65 GB/s |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 3 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Not supported |
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for RTX 4080 · All measurements for GTX 1060 3GB