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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G Benchmark and Specs

Here we show you benchmarks and technical data for the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G. The graphics card is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G has 22 execution units with 1408 shaders.

FP32: 5.24TFLOPS
Boost Clock: 1.86GHz
Memory: 6GB GDDR5
TDP: 120 W

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Technical details

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units. The graphics card thus achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 5.24 TFLOPS.

Based on: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU Chip: TU116-300-A1 (Turing)
Streaming Multiprocessors: 22
Shader: 1408
Render Output Units: 48
Texture Units: 88

Memory

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G can use 6 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR5. The graphics card thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s on a 192 bit wide memory interface.

Memory Size: 6 GB
Memory Type: GDDR5
Memory Clock: 2.000 GHz
Memory Speed: 8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth: 192 GB/s
Memory Interface: 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The base clock frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G is 1.530 GHz. A high clock frequency (even in turbo mode) can greatly increase the speed of a graphics card.

Base Clock: 1.530 GHz
Boost Clock: 1.860 GHz+4 %
Overclocking: Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

TDP: 120 W
Tjunction max: 95 °C
PCIe-Power: 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G has a total of 2 Axial fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory.

Fan-Type: Axial
Fan 1: 2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type: Air cooling

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G.

Max. Displays: 3
HDCP: 2.2
HDMI: 1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort: 3x DP 1.4

Featureset

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G has a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12_1 standard.

Max. resolution: 7680x4320
DirectX: 12_1
Raytracing: No
DLSS / FSR: Yes
LED: MSI Mystic Light

Supported Video Codecs

The video codecs accelerated in hardware by the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption.

h264: Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G is 247 mm long and 127 mm high. With a width of 46 mm, the graphics card requires 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

Length: 247 mm
Height: 127 mm
Width: 46 mm
Width (Slots): 3 PCIe-Slots
Weight: 845 g
SFF-Ready: No

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G made in 12 nm was published in Q1/2019 for 219 $.

GPU Interface: PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date: Q1/2019
Launch Price: 219 $ (Reference)
Structure size: 12 nm
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 Rank 4,231 / 5,633

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
2,496
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
2,481

Port Royal (Raytracing) Rank 3,795 / 4,176

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
1,478
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
1,469

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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) Rank 2,679 / 2,843

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
42 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
40 fps (avg)

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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) Rank 3,708 / 4,595

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
31 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Rank 3,749 / 4,594

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
57 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
73 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Rank 3,735 / 4,601

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
80 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
91 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 Rank 3,569 / 5,255

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
61,200
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
55,406

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Rank 3,760 / 5,233

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G6 GB GDDR5
57,920
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Average of gpu group
50,670

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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.