nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W $299 Jul 2016
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W $219 Mar 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1709 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 192.1 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 1408 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 80 | 88 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 82.03 GPixel/s | 85.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.2 GTexel/s | 192.1 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.375 GFLOPS | 5.027 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 4400 Million | 6600 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
5094 (+25%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
39230
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
60105 (+53%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
65.4 FPS (+20%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
10080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
11656 (+16%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Game Benchmarks Comparison (210 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 (+20%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 (+17%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 (+17%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+15%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+21%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+16%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+27%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+15%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+18%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 (+44%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 (+40%)
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 (+0%)
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (+0%)
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+7%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+9%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+9%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+16%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+18%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+17%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+18%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+27%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+33%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Wins!
Based on 210 benchmarks across 63 games
37
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
VS
+15.5%
42
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
10
Wins
37
Avg FPS
31
Min FPS
5%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
189
Wins
42
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
90%
Win Rate
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