Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
91
52
43
25
103
60
52
31
The Witcher 3
87
70
47
26
106
85
61
34
Counter-Strike 2
138
98
71
31
158
114
83
41
Far Cry 6
75
66
47
24
86
72
58
27
Hogwarts Legacy
49
37
27
13
56
49
32
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
56
49
33
23
67
61
41
27
Ghost of Tsushima
45
34
25
13
52
40
29
15
Cyberpunk 2077
47
45
25
12
58
52
31
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
80
74
49
27
91
85
59
29
Avg FPS
1080p High7486
1080p Ultra5869
1440p Ultra4150
4K Ultra2226
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5918
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
7284
Time Spy63447592
Solar Bay2046219668
Port Royal16521668
Fire Strike1664322755
Night Raid7611682119
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
72340
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
63994
Background Blur124.8 frames/s152.4 frames/s
Face Detection69.4 frames/s71.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec2.73 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.48 Gpix/sec4.15 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.52 Gpix/sec5.03 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.92 Gpix/sec0.32 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching355.9 Gpix/sec238.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9094.4 fps6716.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
12901
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
15576
G2D Mark807887
DirectX 11103 fps124 fps
DirectX 1251 fps54 fps
GPU Compute5253 Ops/s7632 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
71.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
89.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)404.9 fps492.8 fps
Car Chase369.2 fps442.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)324.3 fps409.2 fps
T-Rex1580.9 fps2270.6 fps
ALU 21754.8 fps2401.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2257.4 fps275.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1901.62884.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 22, 2019 May, 27, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level High-end
Architecture Turing Pascal
Codename TU116 GP104
Price 279 599

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1607 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1770 MHz 1733 MHz
Shader Units 1536 2560
TMUs 96 160
ROPs 48 64
Execution Units 24 20
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 64 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 111 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 170 GTex/s 277 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.4 TFLOPS 8.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 120 W 180 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 314 mm²
Transistor count 6 billion 7 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² 22.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 1251 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 10000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
288 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
320.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

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