NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory1536
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
VS
nvidia
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1024
Cores112.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
6GB GDDR6 120W $178.99 Feb 2019
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
$279 • Feb 2019
VS
GeForce GTX 960
$199 • Jan 2015
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2GB GDDR5 120W N/A Jan 2015
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1770 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 112.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | Turing | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1024 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 96 | 64 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 84.96 GPixel/s | 37.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 288 GTexel/s | 112.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.437 GFLOPS | 2.413 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 6600 Million | 2940 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-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
5918 (+171%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
2183
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
72340 (+255%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
20370
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
71.9 FPS (+131%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
31.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
12909 (+111%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
6108
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Game Benchmarks Comparison (36 benchmarks)
Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+147%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+152%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+154%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+117%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+121%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+157%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 3 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+133%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+121%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+82%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 960 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+20%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+114%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+341%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+300%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+364%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+128%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+117%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+136%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Wins!
Based on 36 benchmarks across 12 games
57
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
VS
+125.9%
25
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
35
Wins
57
Avg FPS
48
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA • 2GB GDDR5
0
Wins
25
Avg FPS
20
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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