NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

42
Place in performance rating
90
44.62
Value for money (0-100)
58.74
Turing
Architecture
Turing
TU106
Code name
TU116
Desktop
Type
Desktop
2 July 2019 (2 years ago)
Release date
29 October 2019 (2 years ago)
$399
Launch price (MSRP)
$229
$837 (2.1x MSRP)
Price now
$798 (3.5x MSRP)
33.64
Value for money
27.51
Turing TU106
GPU code name
Turing TU116
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

2176
Pipelines
1408
1470 MHz
Core clock speed
1530 MHz
1650 MHz
Boost Clock
1785 MHz
10,800 million
Transistor count
6,600 million
12 nm
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
175 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
125 Watt
224.4
Texture fill rate
157.1
2176
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1408
1650 MHz
Boost clock speed
1785 MHz
10,800 million
Number of transistors
6,600 million
175 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
125 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
229 mm
Length
229 mm
1x 8-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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
14000 MHz
Memory clock speed
14000 MHz
448.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
336.0 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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G-SYNC support
+
no data
HDCP
+
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is the additional functionality.

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VR Ready
no data
+
Multi Monitor
no data
7.5
CUDA
7.5
no data
Ansel
+
no data
NVENC
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.2.131
6.5
Shader Model
6.5
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super 149 102 85 69 54 31
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 138 88 73 57 44 24
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super 190 127 118 114 80.6 45.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 147 93.8 86 84.3 58.5 31.5
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super 274 218 179 127 95.6 55.8
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 298 171 137 94.3 69.3 39
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super 323.7 199.3 134.5 92 63.7 34
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 324.4 162.1 104.8 72.2 46 24.1
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super 235 202 181 180 114 58.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 265 143 126 122 73.4 34.4
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

16.59% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (2176 vs 1408)

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 6 GB)

More memory bandwidth (448.0 GB/s vs 336.0 GB/s)

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

Cheaper ($798 (3.5x MSRP) vs $837 (2.1x MSRP))

Less power consumption (125 Watt vs 175 Watt)

So, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super .

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super performance benchmarks comparison

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