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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
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24 out 100
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB), vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
vs
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
159
104
97
69
91
52
43
25
The Witcher 3
183
147
107
58
87
70
47
26
Counter-Strike 2
259
203
141
82
138
98
71
31
Far Cry 6
139
129
109
63
75
66
47
24
Hogwarts Legacy
110
89
70
37
49
37
27
13
COD Modern Warfare 3
136
126
98
63
56
49
33
23
Ghost of Tsushima
98
81
65
38
45
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
118
107
71
32
47
45
25
12
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
183
172
128
73
80
74
49
27
Avg FPS
1080p High15474
1080p Ultra12958
1440p Ultra9841
4K Ultra5722
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
16113
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5918
Time Spy159576344
Solar Bay7441720462
Port Royal101461652
Fire Strike4238516643
Night Raid14118576116
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
148626
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
72340
Background Blur243.1 frames/s124.8 frames/s
Face Detection149.5 frames/s69.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec2.67 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.88 Gpix/sec3.48 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur7.76 Gpix/sec3.52 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.57 Gpix/sec0.92 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching740.2 Gpix/sec355.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22183.7 fps9094.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
22479
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
12901
G2D Mark1200807
DirectX 11217 fps103 fps
DirectX 1286 fps51 fps
GPU Compute12135 Ops/s5253 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
71.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a404.9 fps
Car Chasen/a369.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a324.3 fps
T-Rexn/a1580.9 fps
ALU 2n/a1754.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a257.4 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a1901.6
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
24763
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
47486
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
18826
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
n/a
Image Classification (SP)10281n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)29909n/a
Horizon Detection26549n/a
Face Detection (HP)59010n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)117200n/a
Text Classification (SP)3993n/a
Machine Translation (HP)6647n/a
Object Detection (SP)12742n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)44856n/a
Style Transfer (SP)175892n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
4348.58
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 February, 22, 2019
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Turing
Codename GB206-300 TU116
Price n/a 279

GPU

GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2572 MHz 1770 MHz
Shader Units 4608 1536
TMUs 144 96
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 36 24
Ray Tracing Cores 36 No
Tensor Cores 144 No
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 123 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 370 GTex/s 170 GTex/s
FLOPS 23.7 TFLOPS 5.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 180 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 284 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 6 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 21.13 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
288 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 7.5
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 4 No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) the clear winner in this comparison.

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