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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.19 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.79 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 175 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Speed index
2/100
4/100
FP32
1.83 TFLOPS
5.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.19 GHz
1.79 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
90 W
120 W
Launch Price
149 $
219 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1TU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors622
Shader7681408
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units4888
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and has 768 texture shaders and 6 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Memory Size2 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.653 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth106 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Base Clock1.024 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.188 GHz1.785 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 clocks in the base with up to 1.024 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 1.530 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
TDP90 W120 W
Tjunction max95 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is 90 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

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

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Fan-Type--Axial
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 has a total of 0 -- fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.21x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 supports a maximum of 3 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Length--145 mm
Height--111 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q1/2019
Launch Price149 $219 $
Structure size28 nm12 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 149 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 was introduced in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $.

Benchmark results

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 +264.0 %

  1. 16,141
  2. 58,747

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 +239.3 %

  1. 16,386
  2. 55,599

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