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    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 1060

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Oct 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      133%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    33% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce GTX 1060
    GPU NameTU116 (TU116-300-A1)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
    Fab Process12 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size284 mm²vs200 mm²
    Transistors6,600 millionvs4,400 million
    Shaders1408vs1280
    Compute Units22vs10
    Core clock1530 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs48vs48
    TMUs88vs80

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce GTX 1060
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce GTX 1060
    TDP125 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date29 Oct 2019vs10 Jul 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      85.68 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      157.10 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      336.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      5020.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      55
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      94
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      102
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      72
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      62
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      99
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      37
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      73
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      64
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      13
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

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