ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC and the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and has 1408 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units.
ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
TU116-300-A1 GPU Chip TU116-300-A1
Turing Architecture Turing
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
1408 Shader 1408
48 Render Output Units 48
88 Texture Units 88
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC clocks in the base with up to 1.530 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is 1.530 GHz.

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.530 GHz
1.890 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 6 % Boost Clock 1.785 GHz
1.86 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 80 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 supports a maximum of 3 screens.

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

Featureset

The ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

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

Dimensions

The ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC is 264 mm long, 130 mm high and 55 mm wide.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is 206 mm long, 127 mm high and 43 mm wide.

264 mm Length 206 mm
130 mm Height 127 mm
55 mm Width 43 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 664 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $ (Reference).

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 was introduced in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $ (Reference).

TUF3-GTX1660-O6G-GAMING Part-no --
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2019
219 $ (Reference) Launch Price 219 $ (Reference)
12 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)

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.

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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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