NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1660
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2944
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Mar 2019
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
VS
GeForce RTX 2080
$699 • Sep 2018
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 215W N/A Sep 2018
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 120 W | 215 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1785 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Turing | Turing |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 2944 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 46 |
| TMUs | 88 | 184 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2001 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.68 GPixel/s | 109.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.1 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.027 GFLOPS | 10.07 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 545 mm² |
| Transistors | 6600 Million | 13600 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| 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
5094
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
10843 (+113%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
60105
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
118637 (+97%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
65.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
128.3 FPS (+96%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11656
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
18747 (+61%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (222 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+45%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+52%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+64%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+74%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+160%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+26%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+45%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 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 RTX 2080 (+58%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+63%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+82%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+87%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+93%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce RTX 2080 (+100%)
AVG 168 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce RTX 2080 (+104%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce RTX 2080 (+111%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Wins!
Based on 222 benchmarks across 68 games
41
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
VS
+97.4%
82
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
0
Wins
41
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
219
Wins
82
Avg FPS
70
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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