NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and has 1408 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which has 768 shaders and 6 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB
TU116-300-A1 GPU Chip GP107-301-A1
Turing Architecture Pascal
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 6
1408 Shader 768
48 Render Output Units 24
88 Texture Units 48
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB can access 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 84 GB/s.

6 GB Memory Size 3 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 1.752 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 96 bit

Clock Speeds

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 clocks in the base with up to 1.530 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is 1.392 GHz.

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.392 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.518 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB has a TDP of 75 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 75 W
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 --
-- 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB 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
1x DP v1.4a DP Ports 1x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB 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 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 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

145 mm Length 145 mm
111 mm Height 111 mm
-- Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $ (Reference).

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB was introduced in Q2/2018 at a price of 109 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no --
Q1/2019 Release date Q2/2018
219 $ (Reference) Launch Price 109 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 14 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)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
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)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
15 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
55 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
29 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5
77 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
37 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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