ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Ada Lovelace) and has 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1008 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 has the AD102-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
AD102-300-A1 GPU Chip TU116-300-A1
Ada Lovelace Architecture Turing
128 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
16384 Shader 1408
176 Render Output Units 48
512 Texture Units 88
128 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 clocks at 1.313 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 21.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

24 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR5
1.313 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
21.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
1008 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

2.235 GHz Base Clock 1.530 GHz
2.550 GHz Boost Clock 1.785 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 is powered by 1 x 16-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 450 W (Reference).

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

450 W (Reference) TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
90 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
1 x 16-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 is equipped with a total of 3 Radial / Axial (Radiator) main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial / Axial (Radiator) Fan-Type Axial
1 x 75 mm Fan 1 --
2 x 120 mm Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 3
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.2
2x HDMI v2.1a HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 1x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
ASUS Aura Sync LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

293 mm Length 145 mm
133 mm Height 111 mm
52 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2023.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q2/2023 Release date Q1/2019
1,599 $ (Reference) Launch Price 219 $ (Reference)
5 nm Structure size 12 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
94 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
187 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
197 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
81 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
186 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
40 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
187 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
202 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
55 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
202 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
77 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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