NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 1365 MHz
  • Around 6% higher boost clock speed: 1785 MHz vs 1680 MHz
  • Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 160 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 804 vs 746
  • Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1278 vs 1242
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 vs 7 January 2019
Core clock speed 1530 MHz vs 1365 MHz
Boost clock speed 1785 MHz vs 1680 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 804 vs 746
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1278 vs 1242

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

  • Around 36% higher pipelines: 1920 vs 1408
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 14119 vs 12712
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 71402 vs 62641
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 217.04 vs 187.131
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3119.736 vs 2548.187
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 21.707 vs 15.882
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 133.975 vs 117.673
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1141.283 vs 901.388
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 20094 vs 17812
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 7442 vs 3717
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6714 vs 3351
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 20094 vs 17812
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 7442 vs 3717
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6714 vs 3351
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 1920 vs 1408
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 14119 vs 12712
Geekbench - OpenCL 71402 vs 62641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 217.04 vs 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3119.736 vs 2548.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 21.707 vs 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 133.975 vs 117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1141.283 vs 901.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 20094 vs 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 7442 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6714 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 20094 vs 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 7442 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6714 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12712
14119
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
804
746
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
62641
71402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
187.131
217.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2548.187
3119.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.882
21.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.673
133.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
901.388
1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1278
1242
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark - G3D Mark 12712 14119
PassMark - G2D Mark 804 746
Geekbench - OpenCL 62641 71402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 187.131 217.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2548.187 3119.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 15.882 21.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.673 133.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 901.388 1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1278 1242

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Essentials

Architecture Turing Turing
Code name TU116 TU106
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 7 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $349
Place in performance rating 223 161
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 62.74

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1785 MHz 1680 MHz
Core clock speed 1530 MHz 1365 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 5.027 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1408 1920
Pixel fill rate 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 157.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 160 Watt
Transistor count 6600 million 10,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
DisplayPort count 2
DisplayPort support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 9 inches (229 mm) 229 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Width Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenCL 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 336.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 192 Bit
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz