nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W $219 Mar 2019
Advertisement
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 180 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 192.1 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 1408 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 88 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 85.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 192.1 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 5.027 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 6600 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-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
7282 (+43%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
5094
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994 (+6%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
60105
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS (+36%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
65.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572 (+34%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
11656
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 1080 (+39%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+44%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+44%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+40%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+38%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+41%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+27%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+40%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+50%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 (+29%)
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 (+33%)
AVG 4 FPS
MIN 3 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+57%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+54%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+56%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+44%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+40%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+43%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+42%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+32%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 210 benchmarks across 63 games
61
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+43.8%
42
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
205
Wins
61
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
1
Wins
42
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
Comments & Discussion
Share your thoughts and experiences
Loading comments...