Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 15 Mar 2019
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 20 Apr 2017
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1660119%
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660
- 19% higher gaming performance.
- 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 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1660
The GeForce GTX 1660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (13 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps |
|---|
| GPU Name | TU116 () | GP106 (GP106-410-A1) |
| Fab Process | 12 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,600 million | 4,400 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 10 |
| Core clock | 1530 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1660 | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 2257 MHz
9028 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 6144 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1660 | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps |
|---|
| TDP | 0 watts | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 15 Mar 2019 | 20 Apr 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 166085.68 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps82.03 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1660142.80 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps136.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1660192.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps216.70 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 16604570.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps4375.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166082
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps63
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166095
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps77
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166073
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps63
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166085
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps72
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 166080
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps62
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166063
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps48
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166059
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps56
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166048
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps40
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166059
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps52
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2018
Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166036
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166036
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps31
FPS (higher is better)
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166025
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps20
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 166031
- GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps29
FPS (higher is better)