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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

6144 Mb GDDR6 Released 22 Feb 2019 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Nvidia

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

6144 Mb GDDR5 Released 2 Jun 2015 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti113%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

  • 13% higher gaming performance.
  • 130 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
  • Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
  • Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

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  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU NameTU116 (TU116-400-A1)GM200 (GM200-310-A1)
Fab Process12 nm28 nm
Die Size284 mm²601 mm²
Transistors6,600 million8,000 million
Shaders15362816
Compute Units2422
Core clock1500 MHz1000 MHz
ROPs4896
TMUs96176

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus Width192 bit384 bit
Memory Speed1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective		1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mb6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP120 watts250 watts
Release Date22 Feb 20192 Jun 2015

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti84.96 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti96.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti169.90 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti176.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti288.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti337.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti5437.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti5632.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti91
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti55

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti90
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti81

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti104
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti87

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti108
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti100

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti97
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti83

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti124
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti113

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti47
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti42

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti80
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti73

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti81
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti66

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti102
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti95

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti91
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti76

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti69
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti39

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti69
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti63

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti71
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti62

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti78
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti75

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti70
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti62

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti94
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti86

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti35
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti33

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti56
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti50

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti52
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti45

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti73
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti69

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti64
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti61

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti37
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti32

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti40
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti38

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti38
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti35

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti43
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti43

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti37
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti35

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti47
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti43

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti22
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti21

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti33
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti28

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti26
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti23

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti41
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti40

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti34
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti37

FPS (higher is better)

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