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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
37.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
62.2Inno Score
26.4Rasterization61.5
20Ray Tracing53.6
37.9Memoryspec-based61
88.3Efficiencyspec-based71.3
33.7Compute67.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti12 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.2 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+35) and Ray Tracing (+34). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 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 Ti

  • 62% lower TDP: 120 W vs 320 W
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $1,199

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 26
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 67 vs 34
  • 533% higher Shading units: 9,728 vs 1,536
  • 347% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 28,000 vs 6,261

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Announced20192022
ArchitectureTuringAda Lovelace
Process12 nm5 nm+58%
TDP120 W+62%320 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Shading units1,5369,728+533%
RT cores076
Tensor / AI cores0304
Base clock1,500 MHz2,205 MHz+47%
Boost clock1,770 MHz2,505 MHz+42%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
VRAM6 GB16 GB+167%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Bus width192 bit256 bit+33%
Bandwidth288 GB/s717 GB/s+149%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
3DMark Time Spy6,261Bottom 23%28,000+347%Top 9%
3DMark Speed Way—7,300Top 12%
PassMark G3D12,565Bottom 25%27,900+122%Top 9%
1080p Ultra—194 fpsTop 12%
1440p Ultra—149 fpsTop 10%
4K Ultra—88 fpsTop 10%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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