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 (210 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+21%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+26%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+21%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+21%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+14%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+30%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 4 FPS
MIN 3 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 4 FPS
MIN 3 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+36%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+33%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+34%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+22%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+14%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 29 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
+25.7%
48
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
192
Wins
61
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
91%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
7
Wins
48
Avg FPS
41
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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