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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.79 GHz · 125 W Speed index 4/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, 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 SUPER is 1.0 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Speed index
4/100
4/100
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
5.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.22 GHz
1.79 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
165 W
125 W
Launch Price
499 $
229 $
MonkeyBench 2026.3
102 pts
183 pts

Technical details

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU ChipGM204-400-A1TU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1622
Shader20481408
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units12888
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.

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

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Memory Size4 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.216 GHz1.785 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 1.530 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
TDP165 W125 W
Tjunction max98 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has a TDP of 125 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
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 980.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
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 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Length267 mm145 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2014Q4/2019
Launch Price499 $229 $
Structure size28 nm12 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 499 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was introduced in Q4/2019 at a price of 229 $.

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 +51.1 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    1,842
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER6 GB GDDR6
    2,783

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER6 GB GDDR6
    1,559
View all 3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) benchmark results

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)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER6 GB GDDR6
    34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER6 GB GDDR6
    66 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER6 GB GDDR6
    89 fps (avg)
View all Battlefield 5 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 SUPER +97.4 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    32,043
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER6 GB GDDR6
    63,244

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +55.9 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9804 GB GDDR5
    38,621
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER6 GB GDDR6
    60,216
View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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