GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 1660 Super

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 1660 Super
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
33.02

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 1660 Super by an impressive 79% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking14829
Place by popularity825
Cost-effectiveness evaluation28.5840.14
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameTuring TU116AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 October 2019 (4 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $399
Current price$277 (1.2x MSRP)$461 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 40% better value for money than GTX 1660 Super.

Detailed specifications

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 cores14084352
Core clock speed1530 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1785 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1344.8

Form factor & 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 4.0 x8
Length229 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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 amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

NVENC+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 1660 Super 33.02
RTX 4060 Ti 59.18
+79.2%

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 79% based on our aggregated 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 1660 Super 12772
RTX 4060 Ti 22895
+79.3%

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 1660 Super by 79% in Passmark.

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 HD91
−75.8%
160−170
+75.8%
1440p53
−69.8%
90−95
+69.8%
4K32
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 76
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 88
−70.5%
150−160
+70.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−77.6%
190−200
+77.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
−75%
140−150
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−66.7%
120−130
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 121
−73.6%
210−220
+73.6%
Forza Horizon 4 144
−73.6%
250−260
+73.6%
Hitman 3 117
−70.9%
200−210
+70.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
−61.3%
300−310
+61.3%
Metro Exodus 144
−73.6%
250−260
+73.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
−75%
140−150
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 163
−77.9%
290−300
+77.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 83
−68.7%
140−150
+68.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 73
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−77.6%
190−200
+77.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
−77.1%
170−180
+77.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Far Cry 5 147
−76.9%
260−270
+76.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
−72%
160−170
+72%
Forza Horizon 4 135
−77.8%
240−250
+77.8%
Hitman 3 63
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 144
−73.6%
250−260
+73.6%
Metro Exodus 101
−78.2%
180−190
+78.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
−71.9%
110−120
+71.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 106
−69.8%
180−190
+69.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 113
−77%
200−210
+77%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
−69%
120−130
+69%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
−76.5%
90−95
+76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−66.7%
120−130
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 107
−77.6%
190−200
+77.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
−71.7%
170−180
+71.7%
Metro Exodus 93
−72%
160−170
+72%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 31
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 57
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Hitman 3 41
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
−75%
70−75
+75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 34
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
−69.8%
90−95
+69.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Far Cry 5 65
−69.2%
110−120
+69.2%
Forza Horizon 4 84
−78.6%
150−160
+78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
−69%
120−130
+69%
Metro Exodus 67
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
−75%
140−150
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 109
−74.3%
190−200
+74.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Hitman 3 25
−60%
40−45
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−75%
70−75
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−75%
70−75
+75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 36
−66.7%
60−65
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 54
−75.9%
95−100
+75.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40
−75%
70−75
+75%
Metro Exodus 35
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−75%
21−24
+75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 28
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 76% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 70% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 72% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.02 59.18
Recency 29 October 2019 18 May 2023
Cost $229 $399
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 160 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Super in performance tests.


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