Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 81 46 37 22 | 103 60 52 31 |
 The Witcher 3 | 72 59 42 21 | 106 85 61 34 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 122 86 59 24 | 158 114 83 41 |
 Far Cry 6 | 65 57 42 21 | 86 72 58 27 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 41 34 24 12 | 56 49 32 18 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 50 42 30 19 | 67 61 41 27 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 36 29 22 10 | 52 40 29 15 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 41 36 22 n/a | 58 52 31 14 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 68 62 43 21 | 91 85 59 29 |
| 1080p High | 64 | 86 |
| 1080p Ultra | 50 | 69 |
| 1440p Ultra | 36 | 50 |
| 4K Ultra | 18 | 26 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 5443 | 7592 |
| Solar Bay | 18090 | 19668 |
| Port Royal | 1457 | 1668 |
| Fire Strike | 14194 | 22755 |
| Night Raid | 66156 | 82119 |
| Background Blur | 107.7 frames/s | 152.4 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 58.6 frames/s | 71.6 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.07 Gpix/sec | 2.73 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.61 Gpix/sec | 4.15 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3 Gpix/sec | 5.03 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.77 Gpix/sec | 0.32 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 301.7 Gpix/sec | 238.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 8078.5 fps | 6716.4 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 776 | 887 |
| DirectX 11 | 79 fps | 124 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 48 fps | 54 fps |
| GPU Compute | 5157 Ops/s | 7632 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 355.8 fps | 492.8 fps |
| Car Chase | 317.5 fps | 442.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 282.1 fps | 409.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 1281.3 fps | 2270.6 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1549.9 fps | 2401.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 258.3 fps | 275.7 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1714.8 | 2884.4 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | March, 14, 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 | 219 | 599 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1530 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1785 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1408 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 88 | 160 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 22 | 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 | 86 Gpix/sec | 111 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 157 GTex/s | 277 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 5 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2001 MHz | 1251 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | 10000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
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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