NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1080
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W N/A May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Mar 2019
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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 (220 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+21%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+40%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+100%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1660 (+8%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1080 (+125%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+15%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+10%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 (+0%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+5%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
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
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 220 benchmarks across 66 games
59
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+43%
42
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
211
Wins
59
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
4
Wins
42
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
2%
Win Rate
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