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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB

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 a maximum of 1.79 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.03 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.65 GHz · 185 W Speed index 6/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has 2176 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.65 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.18 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 43 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Speed index
4/100
6/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
7.18 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.65 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
125 W
185 W
Launch Price
229 $
289 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1TU106
Streaming Multiprocessors2234
Shader14082176
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units88136
Raytracing Cores--34
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 34 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Memory Size6 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.470 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.650 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has a turbo clock of 1.785 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 1.650 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
TDP125 W185 W
Tjunction max93 °C88 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 88 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
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 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Length145 mm229 mm
Height111 mm113 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2019Q4/2021
Launch Price229 $289 $
Structure size12 nm12 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in Q4/2019.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB published in Q4/2021 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 RTX 2060 12GB +26.6 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 3,522

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +186.5 %

  1. 1,559
  2. 4,467

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,623

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)

  1. no data
  2. 27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 48 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 RTX 2060 12GB +32.4 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +28.8 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 85 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +39.3 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 124 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 RTX 2060 12GB +19.9 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 75,846

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +19.8 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 72,147

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