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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has 1280 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.38 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.79 GHz · 125 W Speed index 4/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.79 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.03 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 15 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Speed index
4/100
4/100
FP32
4.38 TFLOPS
5.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.79 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
120 W
125 W
Launch Price
249 $
229 $
121 pts
184 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU ChipGP106-400-A1TU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1022
Shader12801408
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units8088
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Memory Size6 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz1.785 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has a turbo clock of 1.708 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 1.785 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
TDP120 W125 W
Tjunction max94 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.41x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Length250 mm145 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q4/2019
Launch Price249 $229 $
Structure size16 nm12 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 was released in Q3/2016.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER published in Q4/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +51.5 %

  1. 1,837
  2. 2,783

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +91.5 %

  1. 814
  2. 1,559

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) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +13.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +22.2 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 66 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +21.9 %

  1. 73 fps (avg)
  2. 89 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +88.2 %

  1. 33,605
  2. 63,244

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +75.6 %

  1. 34,284
  2. 60,216

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