MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G
vs
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G and the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and has 1408 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units.
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G GPU Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus
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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus can access 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G clocks in the base with up to 1.530 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is 1.530 GHz.

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.530 GHz
1.860 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 % Boost Clock 1.785 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 120 W
-- 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 GAMING X 6G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus supports a maximum of 3 screens.

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
MSI Mystic Light LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

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 GAMING X 6G is 247 mm long, 127 mm high and 46 mm wide.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is 168 mm long, 126 mm high and -- wide.

247 mm Length 168 mm
127 mm Height 126 mm
46 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
845 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $ (Reference).

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus was introduced in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no NE51660018J9-165F
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)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
42 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus
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)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
31 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
57 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus
6 GB GDDR5
55 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
80 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus
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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