ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm
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Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX


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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm
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Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX

GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (Maxwell 2.0) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 337 GB/s.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX 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 GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm has the GM200-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm GPU Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GM200-310-A1 GPU Chip TU116-300-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Turing
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
2816 Shader 1408
96 Render Output Units 48
176 Texture Units 88
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
337 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

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

Thermal Design

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
250 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Hybrid cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.
4 Max. Displays 3
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 1x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX is 7680x4320 pixels.
4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No 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 / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
315 mm Length 168 mm
141 mm Height 122 mm
-- Width 40 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.
ZT-90502-10P Part-no NE51660018J9-165F
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2019
849 $ Launch Price 219 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 12 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)

View all 3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) benchmark results

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)

Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX
6 GB GDDR5
40 fps (avg)
View all The Last of Us Part 1 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)

Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX
6 GB GDDR5
55 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX
6 GB GDDR5
77 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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)

View all FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) benchmark results

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