Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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
99
62
49
35
91
52
43
25
The Witcher 3
107
86
62
34
87
70
47
26
Counter-Strike 2
157
117
82
41
138
98
71
31
Far Cry 6
84
74
57
29
75
66
47
24
Hogwarts Legacy
59
47
33
15
49
37
27
13
COD Modern Warfare 3
69
59
44
30
56
49
33
23
Ghost of Tsushima
53
42
30
18
45
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
32
13
47
45
25
12
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
92
85
58
33
80
74
49
27
Avg FPS
1080p High8674
1080p Ultra6958
1440p Ultra5041
4K Ultra2822
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5918
Time Spy75716344
Solar Bay3417920462
Port Royal41341652
Fire Strike1976816643
Night Raid8491876116
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
72340
Background Blur144.4 frames/s124.8 frames/s
Face Detection75.2 frames/s69.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.08 Gpix/sec2.67 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.25 Gpix/sec3.48 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.21 Gpix/sec3.52 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec0.92 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching354.4 Gpix/sec355.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8559.4 fps9094.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
12901
G2D Mark747807
DirectX 11110 fps103 fps
DirectX 1253 fps51 fps
GPU Compute5513 Ops/s5253 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
71.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)477.6 fps404.9 fps
Car Chase423 fps369.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)370.8 fps324.3 fps
T-Rex1884.9 fps1580.9 fps
ALU 22192.3 fps1754.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2281.3 fps257.4 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2405.11901.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 15, 2019 February, 22, 2019
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Turing Turing
Codename TU106 TU116
Price 349 279

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1680 MHz 1770 MHz
Shader Units 1920 1536
TMUs 120 96
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 30 24
Ray Tracing Cores 30 No
Tensor Cores 240 No
L1 cache 64 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 81 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 202 GTex/s 170 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS 5.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 160 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 284 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 6 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 21.13 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
288 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 7.5
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

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