Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
6144 Mb GDDR6
Released 29 Oct 2019
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 2 Jun 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER115%
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- 15% higher gaming performance.
- 125 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 Ti .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | TU116 (TU116-300-A1) | GM200 (GM200-310-A1) |
| Fab Process | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 601 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,600 million | 8,000 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 22 |
| Core clock | 1530 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| TMUs | 88 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 6144 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 125 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Oct 2019 | 2 Jun 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER85.68 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti96.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER157.10 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti176.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER336.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti337.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER5020.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti5632.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER90
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti55
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER102
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti87
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER91
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti83
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER46
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti42
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER80
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti66
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER101
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti95
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER68
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti39
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER70
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti62
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER67
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti62
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti33
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER51
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti45
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER75
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti69
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER32
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti32
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER38
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti35
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry New Dawn
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti35
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER21
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti21
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER25
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti23
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER42
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti40
FPS (higher is better)