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    GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    GeForce GTX 1660
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 15 Mar 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      105%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660

    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

    5% higher gaming performance.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 980 Ti

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    GPU NameTU116 ()vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
    Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size284 mm²vs601 mm²
    Transistors6,600 millionvs8,000 million
    Shaders1280vs2816
    Compute Units20vs22
    Core clock1530 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs48vs96
    TMUs80vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1660GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    TDP0 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date15 Mar 2019vs2 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

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

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

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

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

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

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      4570.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      77
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      82
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      92
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      95
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      83
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      117
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      41
    • 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
      69
    • 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
      68
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      84
    • 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
      80
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      63
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      65
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      59
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      73
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      32
    • 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
      47
    • 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
      45
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      58
    • 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
      55
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      31
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      36
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      33
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      36
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      31
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      19
    • 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
      28
    • 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
      22
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660
      31
    • 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
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

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