GALAX GeForce GTX 1660
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The GALAX 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.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

GPU

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 has the TU116-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G is based on the graphics chip TU104, which comes from the Turing architecture.
GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 GPU MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
TU116-300-A1 GPU Chip TU104
Turing Architecture Turing
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 46
1408 Shader 2944
48 Render Output Units 64
88 Texture Units 184
0 Raytracing Cores 46

Memory

The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.515 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.710 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 215 W.

120 W TDP 215 W
-- TDP (up) 250 W
95 °C Tjunction max 88 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 75 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 34 dB
-- Noise (Load) 42 dB

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting 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
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

281 mm Length 268 mm
124 mm Height 114 mm
41 mm Width 42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 955 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q1/2019.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G came on the market in Q3/2018 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

60SRH7MD01BW Part-no --
Q1/2019 Release date Q3/2018
219 $ (Reference) Launch Price 749 $
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)

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)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G
8 GB GDDR6
46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G
8 GB GDDR6
66 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.

1920x1080 (1080p)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 GALAX 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)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 GALAX GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G
8 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 GALAX GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
55 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G
8 GB GDDR6
116 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 GALAX GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
77 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G
8 GB GDDR6
162 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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