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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
35.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
46.4Inno Score
25.2Rasterization33.7
20Ray Tracing—
32.8Memoryspec-based45.7
88.3Efficiencyspec-based76.5
31.7Compute46.5
4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16608 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 wins this graphics card face-off, 46.4 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+15) and rasterization (+9). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 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

  • 44% lower TDP: 120 W vs 215 W
  • Lower launch price: $219 vs $699

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 25
  • Stronger compute score: 47 vs 32
  • 133% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
  • 109% higher Shading units: 2,944 vs 1,408
  • 104% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,071 vs 5,415

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Announced20192018
ArchitectureTuringTuring
Process12 nm12 nm
TDP120 W+44%215 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Shading units1,4082,944+109%
RT cores046
Tensor / AI cores0368
Base clock1,530 MHz+1%1,515 MHz
Boost clock1,785 MHz+4%1,710 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
VRAM6 GB8 GB+33%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6
Bus width192 bit256 bit+33%
Bandwidth192 GB/s448 GB/s+133%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
3DMark Time Spy5,415Bottom 19%11,071+104%Bottom 45%
PassMark G3D11,608Bottom 19%18,575+60%Top 49%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no FG)

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