MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC
vs
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC has the TU116-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC GPU PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan
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 graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

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

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.530 GHz
1.845 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 % Boost Clock 1.830 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 %
1.79 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 125 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %.

120 W TDP 125 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan 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 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

243 mm Length 232 mm
129 mm Height 125 mm
42 mm Width 42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
633 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 ARMOR 6G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q1/2019.

The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Single Fan came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no VCG16606DFMPB-O
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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