NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
25.2Rasterization61.5
20Ray Tracing53.6
39.8Memoryspec-based61
87.7Efficiencyspec-based71.3
28.7Compute67.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super13 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.2 to 36.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+39) and rasterization (+36). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
- 61% lower TDP: 125 W vs 320 W
- Lower launch price: $229 vs $1,199
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 25
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 67 vs 29
- 591% higher Shading units: 9,728 vs 1,408
- 460% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 28,000 vs 5,000
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Turing | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 12 nm | 5 nm+58% |
| TDP | 125 W+61% | 320 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 9,728+591% |
| RT cores | — | 76 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 304 |
| Base clock | 1,530 MHz | 2,205 MHz+44% |
| Boost clock | 1,785 MHz | 2,505 MHz+40% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 16 GB+167% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 717 GB/s+113% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 5,000Bottom 17% | 28,000+460%Top 9% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 7,300Top 12% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,600Bottom 10% | 27,900+191%Top 9% |
| 1080p Ultra | 51 fpsBottom 6% | 194 fps+280%Top 12% |
| 1440p Ultra | 36 fpsBottom 6% | 149 fps+314%Top 10% |
| 4K Ultra | 19 fpsBottom 6% | 88 fps+363%Top 10% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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