GTX 1080 vs 1070, 1060 GPU Benchmarks in 4k, 1440p, and 1080p

Whenever a new series of graphics cards comes out it seems like we get benchmarks in bits and pieces. If that’s not enough, we often get to see those GPU benchmarks across limited titles.

This time, we put everything in the same place. So, here are 20 benchmarks from the GTX 1080, 1080, and 1060 at 4k, 1440p, and 1080p resolutions.

All graphics cards for this benchmark are reference and were tested at stock settings with NVIDIA HairWorks switched off. Some additional details can be found within the table below.

The test system used an i7-6700k overclocked to 4.3GHz, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX Ram at 2666MHz, and an Asus X99-A motherboard.

GTX 1080 vs 1070 vs 1060 Table Benchmarks

Game	Graphics Card	3840x2160	2560x1440	1920x1080
The Witcher 3 | No Hairworks
	GTX 1080	42	75	101
	GTX 1070	30	56	80
	GTX 1060	24	44	57
Overwatch
	GTX 1080	68	135	154
	GTX 1070	55	106	151
	GTX 1060	75	79	120
Grand Theft Auto V | Sandy Shores
	GTX 1080	50	89	113
	GTX 1070	39	74	99
	GTX 1060	27	52	65
Rainbow Six Siege | Ultra Textures Pack
	GTX 1080	44	91	143
	GTX 1070	35	73	117
	GTX 1060	25	53	86
The Division | Dark Zone
	GTX 1080	37	66	90
	GTX 1070	30	54	75
	GTX 1060	22	40	55
Rise of the Tomb Raider | DX11 Geothermal Valley
	GTX 1080	37	66	81
	GTX 1070	30	53	71
	GTX 1060	22	40	55
Hitman | DX12
	GTX 1080	49	84	113
	GTX 1070	40	68	92
	GTX 1060	29	49	67
Batman: Arkham Knight
	GTX 1080	53	107	148
	GTX 1070	46	91	130
	GTX 1060	32	67	100
Ashes of the Singularity | DX12 Crazy Preset
	GTX 1080	41	50	58
	GTX 1070	33	41	49
	GTX 1060	24	30	36
DOOM | Vulkan
	GTX 1080	64	103	147
	GTX 1070	49	84	123
	GTX 1060	23	64	114
Killing Floor 2
	GTX 1080	63	141	199
	GTX 1070	51	118	194
	GTX 1060	40	91	151
Sleeping Dogs
	GTX 1080	37	87	133
	GTX 1070	29	70	115
	GTX 1060	19	48	85
Talos Principle | DX11
	GTX 1080	85	149	189
	GTX 1070	70	123	162
	GTX 1060	51	91	121
Ethan Carter Redux
	GTX 1080	70	137	203
	GTX 1070	56	116	174
	GTX 1060	41	85	125
Battlefield 4
	GTX 1080	112	192	200
	GTX 1070	96	173	200
	GTX 1060	65	126	185
Gears of War
	GTX 1080	53	100	144
	GTX 1070	40	62	101
	GTX 1060	30	59	89
Black Mesa
	GTX 1080	132	250	289
	GTX 1070	97	208	256
	GTX 1060	70	159	233
Killer Instinct
	GTX 1080	1070	1993	2502
	GTX 1070	1011	1652	2094
	GTX 1060	601	1080	1516
Timespy | Graphics Score	GPU
	GTX 1080	6826
	GTX 1070	5672
	GTX 1060	4019
Firestrike | Graphics Score	GPU
	GTX 1080	21048
	GTX 1070	18095
	GTX 1060	12985

Conclusion:

It’s really telling here that the GTX 1060 can power nearly all of these games in 1080p max settings above 60FPS. With any level of tweaking, FPS only improves. For the GTX 1070, it’s just about the same case for 1440p only falling behind that magic 60FPS in a few titles. Clearly, NVIDIA knew what it was doing here as 4k was definitely playable with the GTX 1080.

Still, it’s hard to recommend the GTX 1080 over the GTX 1070 if you’re simply looking to play in 1440p. The gain in performance hardly seems worth the extra $300 over a card that does very well across all titles. This is consistent with most series of GPU as the GTX 1070 tends to be in that overall sweet spot for gamers.