MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G vs Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V

GPU comparison with benchmarks The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s. The Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 288 GB/s.

GPU The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G has the TU106 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture. The Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V is based on the graphics chip TU116-400-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G	GPU	Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
TU106	GPU Chip	TU116-400-A1
Turing	Architecture	Turing
36	Streaming Multiprocessors	24
2304	Shader	1536
64	Render Output Units	48
144	Texture Units	96
36	Raytracing Cores	0

Memory The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V is 12.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz.
8 GB	Memory Size	6 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
1.750 GHz	Memory Clock	1.500 GHz
14.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	12.0 Gbps
448 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	288 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.
1.410 GHz	Base Clock	1.500 GHz
1.620 GHz	Boost Clock	1.770 GHz
	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 175 W. The Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
175 W	TDP	120 W
--	TDP (up)	--
89 °C	Tjunction max	95 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
2 x 100 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB	Noise (Idle)	dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G. The Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate)	DirectX	12_1
Yes	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 RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
295 mm	Length	222 mm
140 mm	Height	126 mm
--	Width	42 mm
3 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
1177 g	Weight	--
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q4/2018. The Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.
--	Part-no	--
Q4/2018	Release date	Q1/2019
499 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	279 $ (Reference)
12 nm	Structure size	12 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G
1.410 GHz, 8 GB (175 W TDP)

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Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V
1.500 GHz, 6 GB (120 W TDP)

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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


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	4337
	Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	2879

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	5327
	Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	1689

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	1873

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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 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	54 fps (avg)

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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


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	90143
	Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	65249

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	86141
	Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	60376

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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)


	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8 GB GDDR6	7.46
	Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	5.44

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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 Ti SI 6G-V

GPU comparison with benchmarks

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Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

Additional data

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