Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
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
81
46
37
22
63
34
28
15
The Witcher 3
72
59
42
21
45
39
27
12
Counter-Strike 2
122
86
59
24
84
57
41
16
Far Cry 6
65
57
42
21
49
44
31
14
Hogwarts Legacy
41
34
24
12
28
23
18
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
50
42
30
19
39
32
22
14
Ghost of Tsushima
36
29
22
10
24
16
14
9
Cyberpunk 2077
41
36
22
n/a
30
26
16
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
68
62
43
21
51
45
29
16
Avg FPS
1080p High6446
1080p Ultra5035
1440p Ultra3625
4K Ultra1812
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
5094
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Time Spy54433863
Solar Bay180909888
Port Royal1457824
Fire Strike1419412267
Night Raid6615650787
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
60105
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Background Blur107.7 frames/s92.6 frames/s
Face Detection58.6 frames/s43.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.07 Gpix/sec1.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.61 Gpix/sec2.04 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3 Gpix/sec2.28 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.77 Gpix/sec0.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching301.7 Gpix/sec110.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8078.5 fps3306.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
11660
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
G2D Mark776772
DirectX 1179 fps71 fps
DirectX 1248 fps35 fps
GPU Compute5157 Ops/s4116 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
65.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)355.8 fps284.8 fps
Car Chase317.5 fps280.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)282.1 fps245.2 fps
T-Rex1281.3 fps1203.9 fps
ALU 21549.9 fps5992 fps
Driver Overhead 2258.3 fps231.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1714.81404.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced March, 14, 2019 August, 18, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Pascal
Codename TU116 GP106
Price 219 199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1785 MHz 1708 MHz
Shader Units 1408 1152
TMUs 88 72
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 22 9
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 64 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 86 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 157 GTex/s 123 GTex/s
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 120 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 6 billion 4 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² 20 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory Frequency 2001 MHz 2002 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 3 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
192.1 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 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

Results

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