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    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs GeForce RTX 2080

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Oct 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    GeForce RTX 2080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2018
    GeForce RTX 2080

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      178%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    75 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 2080 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 RTX 2080

    78% higher gaming performance.
    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)
    GeForce RTX 2080

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080

    The GeForce RTX 2080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce RTX 2080
    GPU NameTU116 (TU116-300-A1)vsTU104 (TU104-400A-A1)
    Fab Process12 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size284 mm²vs0 mm²
    Transistors6,600 millionvsunknown
    Shaders1408vs2944
    Compute Units22vs23
    Core clock1530 MHzvs1515 MHz
    ROPs48vs64
    TMUs88vs184

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce RTX 2080
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce RTX 2080
    TDP125 wattsvs200 watts
    Release Date29 Oct 2019vs20 Aug 2018

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      85.68 GP/s
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      106.90 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      157.10 GT/s
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      307.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      336.00 GB/s
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      448.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      5020.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      9833.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      43
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      90
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      134

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      55
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      166

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      94
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      183

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      39
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      102
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      157

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      72
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      91
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      62
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      114

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      104
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      174

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      46
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      45
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      99
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      156

    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 RTX 2080
      121

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      101
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      168

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      36
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      37
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      73
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      124

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      67
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      109

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      48
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      64
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      112

    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 RTX 2080
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      75
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      124

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      12
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      10
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      38
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      21
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      13
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      24
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      55

    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 RTX 2080
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      42
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

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