NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660  vs  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X.

106
Place in performance rating
not rated
62.49
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Turing
Architecture
Pascal
TU116
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
14 March 2019 (2 years ago)
Release date
18 October 2018 (3 years ago)
$219
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$698 (3.2x MSRP)
Price now
$489
29.60
Value for money
no data
Turing TU116
GPU code name
GP104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660  vs  GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1408
Pipelines
no data
1530 MHz
Core clock speed
1506 MHz
1785 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
6,600 million
Transistor count
no data
12 nm
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
120 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
157.1
Texture fill rate
136.7
1408
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1280
1785 MHz
Boost clock speed
1709 MHz
6,600 million
Number of transistors
7,200 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
229 mm
Length
250 mm
1x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5X
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
8000 MHz
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
192.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

no data
CUDA
6.1

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
no data
Vulkan
1.2.131
no data
Shader Model
6.4
no data
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 130 82 67 54 40 21
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 138 86.7 79.3 77.6 53.3 28.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 292 160 128 89.8 66.1 37.2
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 297.9 141.7 92 61.9 43 22.8
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 257 138 121 115 71.7 38.2
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

54.15% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (12 nm vs 16 nm)

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

Cheaper ($489 vs $698 (3.2x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (192.2 GB/s vs 192.1 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 versus GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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Passmark

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User rating

4.2 Out of 524 Hitesti Score
4.2 Out of 13 Hitesti Score