ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition vs PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower

GPU comparison with benchmarks The ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 48 GB/s. The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU The ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition has the GP108-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture. The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition	GPU	PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GP108-300-A1	GPU Chip	TU116-300-A1
Pascal	Architecture	Turing
3	Streaming Multiprocessors	22
384	Shader	1408
16	Render Output Units	48
24	Texture Units	88
0	Raytracing Cores	0

Memory The graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition clocks at 1.502 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
2 GB	Memory Size	6 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR5
1.502 GHz	Memory Clock	2.000 GHz
6.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	8.0 Gbps
48 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s
64 bit	Memory Interface	192 bit

Clock Speeds The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
1.227 GHz	Base Clock	1.530 GHz
1.468 GHz	Boost Clock	1.785 GHz
	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 30 W. The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
30 W	TDP	120 W
--	TDP (up)	--
97 °C	Tjunction max	95 °C
	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans. The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
--	Fan-Type	Radial
--	Fan 1	1 x 70 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Passive cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB	Noise (Idle)	dB
0 dB	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity Up to 2 screens can be operated with the ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition. The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.
2	Max. Displays	3
2.2	HDCP-Version	2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.0b
--	DP Ports	1x DP v1.4
1	DVI Ports	1
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset With the ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower 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 can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Decode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	No
No	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode

Dimensions The ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 4 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
173 mm	Length	255 mm
111 mm	Height	125 mm
31 mm	Width	40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	--
PCIe 3.0 x 4	GPU Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data The ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2017. The PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.
ZT-P10300B-20L	Part-no	VCG16606BLMPB
Q3/2017	Release date	Q1/2019
79 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	219 $ (Reference)
14 nm	Structure size	12 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition
1.227 GHz, 2 GB (30 W TDP)

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1.530 GHz, 6 GB (120 W TDP)

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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


	ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition 2 GB GDDR5	166
	PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower 6 GB GDDR5	2445

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower 6 GB GDDR5	1448

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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)


	PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower 6 GB GDDR5	40 fps (avg)

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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


	PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower 6 GB GDDR5	58747

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower 6 GB GDDR5	55599

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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)


	ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition 2 GB GDDR5	1.13
	PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower 6 GB GDDR5	5.03

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ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 Zone Edition
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PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB Blower

GPU comparison with benchmarks

GPU

Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

Additional data

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