GTX 1660 Super vs RTX 2080 Super

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Combined performance score

RTX 2080 Super
50.56
+53.4%

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 53% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking49152
Place by popularitynot in top-1003
Value for money21.7228.52
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameTuring TU104Turing TU116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 July 2019 (4 years old)29 October 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $229
Current price$599 (0.9x MSRP)$277 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Super has 31% better value for money than RTX 2080 Super.

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 cores30721408
Core clock speed1650 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1815 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate348.5157.1

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed15500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth495.9 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++
HDCPno data+
G-SYNC support++

Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
NVENCno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5

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.

RTX 2080 Super 50.56
+53.4%
GTX 1660 Super 32.96

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 53% 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%

RTX 2080 Super 19600
+53.4%
GTX 1660 Super 12777

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 53% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 2080 Super 40963
+86.3%
GTX 1660 Super 21982

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 86% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RTX 2080 Super 27398
+73.1%
GTX 1660 Super 15829

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 73% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2080 Super 140388
+50.6%
GTX 1660 Super 93241

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 51% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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%

RTX 2080 Super 117477
+87.4%
GTX 1660 Super 62677

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 87% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 2080 Super 515887
+8.1%
GTX 1660 Super 477037

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 8% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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%

RTX 2080 Super 117356
+93.2%
GTX 1660 Super 60733

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 93% 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%

RTX 2080 Super 126056
+93.8%
GTX 1660 Super 65044

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 94% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 132
GTX 1660 Super 134
+1.2%

GTX 1660 Super outperforms RTX 2080 Super by 1% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 71
+25.8%
GTX 1660 Super 57

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 26% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 13
+48.8%
GTX 1660 Super 9

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 49% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 107
+69.2%
GTX 1660 Super 63

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 69% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 53
+30.6%
GTX 1660 Super 41

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 31% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 42
+34.6%
GTX 1660 Super 31

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 35% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 141
+70.7%
GTX 1660 Super 83

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 71% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 Super 13
+53.7%
GTX 1660 Super 8

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 54% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 Super 144
+73.4%
GTX 1660 Super 83

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 73% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 Super 135
+5.5%
GTX 1660 Super 128

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 5% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 Super 221
+44.2%
GTX 1660 Super 154

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 44% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max

This part of SPECviewperf 12 benchmark emulates work with 3DS Max, executing eleven tests in various use scenarios, including architectural modeling and animation for computer games.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

RTX 2080 Super 226
+47.1%
GTX 1660 Super 154

RTX 2080 Super outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 47% in SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max.

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 HD140
+48.9%
94
−48.9%
1440p95
+75.9%
54
−75.9%
4K69
+123%
31
−123%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+23.7%
76
−23.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+12.5%
88
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 94
+42.4%
66
−42.4%
Battlefield 5 122
+25.8%
97
−25.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 191
+63.2%
117
−63.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+49.2%
63
−49.2%
Far Cry 5 109
−2.8%
112
+2.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 98
−10.2%
108
+10.2%
Forza Horizon 4 143
−0.7%
144
+0.7%
Hitman 3 197
+68.4%
117
−68.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 125
+42%
88
−42%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+63.6%
77
−63.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 116
+13.7%
102
−13.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 114
+37.3%
83
−37.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 87
+19.2%
73
−19.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+64.6%
48
−64.6%
Battlefield 5 110
+32.5%
83
−32.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 154
+71.1%
90
−71.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+80.8%
52
−80.8%
Far Cry 5 105
+1.9%
103
−1.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
−6.3%
101
+6.3%
Forza Horizon 4 142
+5.2%
135
−5.2%
Hitman 3 173
+78.4%
97
−78.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+60%
65
−60%
Metro Exodus 93
+66.1%
56
−66.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+79.1%
43
−79.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
+33.7%
86
−33.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 195
+72.6%
113
−72.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 99
+39.4%
71
−39.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+33.3%
51
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+59.1%
44
−59.1%
Battlefield 5 131
+70.1%
77
−70.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 89
+81.6%
49
−81.6%
Far Cry 5 106
+11.6%
95
−11.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 133
+24.3%
107
−24.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+78.7%
61
−78.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75
+142%
31
−142%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110
+86.4%
59
−86.4%
Hitman 3 115
+88.5%
61
−88.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75
+70.5%
44
−70.5%
Metro Exodus 63
+75%
36
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 51
+88.9%
27
−88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 92
+73.6%
53
−73.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+45%
40
−45%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+67.6%
34
−67.6%
Battlefield 5 108
+80%
60
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+119%
26
−119%
Far Cry 5 100
+53.8%
65
−53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+34.3%
67
−34.3%
Forza Horizon 4 117
+39.3%
84
−39.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+86.4%
40−45
−86.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 57
+138%
24
−138%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
+103%
32
−103%
Hitman 3 64
+100%
32
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 22
+83.3%
12
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 40
+81.8%
22
−81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 49
+81.5%
27
−81.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+97.5%
40
−97.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+70.8%
24
−70.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 36
+100%
18
−100%
Battlefield 5 68
+88.9%
36
−88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+182%
11
−182%
Far Cry 5 61
+84.8%
33
−84.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 63
+80%
35
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+50%
54
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 34
+183%
12
−183%

This is how RTX 2080 Super and GTX 1660 Super compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 48.9% faster than GTX 1660 Super

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 75.9% faster than GTX 1660 Super

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 123% faster than GTX 1660 Super

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 Super is 183% faster than the GTX 1660 Super.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 Super is 10.2% faster than the RTX 2080 Super.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is ahead in 63 tests (93%)
  • GTX 1660 Super is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 50.56 32.96
Recency 2 July 2019 29 October 2019
Cost $699 $229
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 125 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Super in performance tests.


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