GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G and the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and has 1536 texture shaders and 24 execution units. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G | GPU | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| TU116-400-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| Turing | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 24 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 1536 | Shader | 2048 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 96 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 12.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 288 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G clocks in the base with up to 1.500 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING is 1.253 GHz. |
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| 1.500 GHz | Base Clock | 1.253 GHz |
| 1.890 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.354 GHz |
| 1.77 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.33 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G has a total of 3 Axial fans. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING has 3 Axial (Radiator) fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial (Radiator) |
| 3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 120 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | AIO water cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 3 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| GIGABYTE RGB Fusion | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G is 280 mm long, 120 mm high and 41 mm wide. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING is 272 mm long, 113 mm high and 37 mm wide. |
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| 280 mm | Length | 272 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 113 mm |
| 41 mm | Width | 37 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 279 $ (Reference). The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING was introduced in Q4/2014 at a price of 549 $ (Reference). |
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| GV-N166TAORUS-6GD | Part-no | GV-N980X3WA-4GD |
| Q1/2019 | Release date | Q4/2014 |
| 279 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 549 $ (Reference) |
| 12 nm | Structure size | 28 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
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 TI 6G
6 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 WATERFORCE 3-WAY SLI GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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