GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
106
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Value for money (0-100)
62.49
Pascal
Architecture
Turing
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Code name
TU116
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Type
Desktop
20 April 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
14 March 2019 (2 years ago)
$299
Launch price (MSRP)
$219
$498 (1.7x MSRP)
Price now
$698 (3.2x MSRP)
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Value for money
29.60
GP106
GPU code name
Turing TU116
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
1408
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
1530 MHz
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Boost Clock
1785 MHz
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Transistor count
6,600 million
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
136.7
Texture fill rate
157.1
4,375 gflops
Floating-point performance
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1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1408
1709 MHz
Boost clock speed
1785 MHz
4,400 million
Number of transistors
6,600 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
250 mm
Length
229 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
9028 MHz
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
216.7 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.1 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is the additional functionality.

6.1
CUDA
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
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6.4
Shader Model
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1.2
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 130 82 67 54 40 21
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 138 86.7 79.3 77.6 53.3 28.6
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 292 160 128 89.8 66.1 37.2
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 297.9 141.7 92 61.9 43 22.8
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 257 138 121 115 71.7 38.2
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps

Cheaper ($498 (1.7x MSRP) vs $698 (3.2x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (216.7 GB/s vs 192.1 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

54.15% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (12 nm vs 16 nm)

So, GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 .

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 9Gbps versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 performance benchmarks comparison

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