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Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost vs Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.77 GHz · 120 W Speed index 5/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost has 1536 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.77 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.44 TFLOPS.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1152 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.71 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 3.94 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost is 38 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Speed index
5/100
3/100
FP32
5.44 TFLOPS
3.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.77 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
3 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
288 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
120 W
120 W
Launch Price
279 $
199 $
MonkeyBench 2026.3
186 pts
105 pts

Technical details

Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU ChipTU116-400-A1GP106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors249
Shader15361152
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units9672
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 9 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory Size6 GB3 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.500 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed12.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth288 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.500 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a 3 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.770 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost has a turbo clock of 1.770 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.708 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP120 W120 W
Tjunction max95 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 95 °C.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length235 mm252 mm
Height115 mm112 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q3/2016
Launch Price279 $199 $
Structure size12 nm16 nm
Part-noNE6166T018J9-1160X426018336-3798
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost was released in Q1/2019.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

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 Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost +70.5 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost6 GB GDDR6
    2,879
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    1,689

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost6 GB GDDR6
    1,689
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    no data
View all 3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) benchmark results

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) Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost +28.6 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost6 GB GDDR6
    36 fps (avg)
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost +51.1 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost6 GB GDDR6
    68 fps (avg)
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    45 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost +40.0 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost6 GB GDDR6
    91 fps (avg)
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    65 fps (avg)
View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results

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 Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost +105.9 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost6 GB GDDR6
    65,249
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    31,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost +83.5 %

  1. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI GhostGainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost6 GB GDDR6
    60,376
  2. Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    32,894
View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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