nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory1536
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
$279 • Feb 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
6GB GDDR6 120W $279 Feb 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 180 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 1536 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 96 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 84.96 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 288 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 5.437 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 (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
5918
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
72340 (+13%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS (+24%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
71.9 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572 (+21%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
12909
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (180 benchmarks)
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+36%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+41%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+38%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Baldur's Gate 3
7.3 2023 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+33%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+31%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Arcadegeddon
7 2023 • Action, Adventure IllFonic
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+18%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+18%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Land of War - The Beginning
7.5 2021 • Action, Adventure MS GAMES
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+21%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+41%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+45%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
7.7 2021 • Action CI Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+16%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Necromunda Hired Gun
7.3 2021 • Action, Adventure Streum On Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+17%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+19%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+32%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 180 benchmarks across 54 games
61
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+26.1%
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
165
Wins
61
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
92%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
7
Wins
48
Avg FPS
41
Min FPS
4%
Win Rate
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