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    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Feb 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      113%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

    13% higher gaming performance.
    130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 Ti .
    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
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
    Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    GPU NameTU116 (TU116-400-A1)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
    Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size284 mm²vs601 mm²
    Transistors6,600 millionvs8,000 million
    Shaders1536vs2816
    Compute Units24vs22
    Core clock1500 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs48vs96
    TMUs96vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed1500 MHz
    12000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    TDP120 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date22 Feb 2019vs2 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      84.96 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      169.90 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      176.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      288.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      337.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      5437.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      91
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      90
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      104
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      108
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      97
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      124
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      47
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      80
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      81
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      102
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      91
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      69
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      71
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      78
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      94
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      56
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      73
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      64
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      40
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      38
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      43
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      47
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      22
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      33
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      41
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      34
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

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