GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
vs
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost 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 GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC has the TU104 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

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

Memory

The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

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

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

Clock Speeds

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

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

Thermal Design

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 215 W.

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

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

Cooler & Fans

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC.

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

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

Featureset

With the GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

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

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED 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 RTX 2080 OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

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

283 mm Length 235 mm
139 mm Height 115 mm
41 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q3/2018.

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

28NSL6UCT7OC Part-no NE51660018J9-1161X / -1161L
Q3/2018 Release date Q1/2019
699 $ (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)

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)

GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
8 GB GDDR6
40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
8 GB GDDR6
48 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
8 GB GDDR6
69 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)

Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost
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 RTX 2080 OC GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
8 GB GDDR6
67 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
8 GB GDDR6
121 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost
6 GB GDDR5
55 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC
8 GB GDDR6
169 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Ghost
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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