1660 vs 660

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Combined performance score

GTX 660
10.32

1660 outperforms 660 by 192% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking402170
Place by popularity6048
Value for money2.3225.04
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK106Turing TU116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (11 years old)14 March 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $219
Current price$172 (0.8x MSRP)$252 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 979% better value for money than GTX 660.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9601408
CUDA cores960no data
Core clock speed980 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate78.4 billion/sec157.1
Floating-point performance1,981 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)229 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5192 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s192.1 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 660 10.32
GTX 1660 30.17
+192%

1660 outperforms 660 by 192% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 660 4000
GTX 1660 11692
+192%

1660 outperforms 660 by 192% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 660 5040
GTX 1660 14055
+179%

1660 outperforms 660 by 179% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 660 11225
GTX 1660 57413
+411%

1660 outperforms 660 by 411% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 660 11385
GTX 1660 55668
+389%

1660 outperforms 660 by 389% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 660 8583
GTX 1660 60172
+601%

1660 outperforms 660 by 601% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD47
−83%
86
+83%
1440p16−18
−200%
48
+200%
4K9−10
−211%
28
+211%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.32 30.17
Recency 6 September 2012 14 March 2019
Cost $229 $219
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 in performance tests.


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