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
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 (242 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+31%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+32%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1660 (+33%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1660 (+31%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+90%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+18%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+30%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1660 (+3%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+14%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+17%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+16%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+18%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+17%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+35%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+30%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+33%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+21%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
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
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 242 benchmarks across 71 games
57
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+40.5%
41
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
228
Wins
57
Avg FPS
48
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
9
Wins
41
Avg FPS
34
Min FPS
4%
Win Rate
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