NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 Ti

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 1% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 1481 MHz
  • Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1770 MHz vs 1582 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 12000 MHz vs 11008 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 208.608 vs 205.837
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2573.643 vs 2406.499
  • 5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 145.886 vs 25.833
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 16952 vs 15019
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 16952 vs 15019
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 February 2019 vs 10 March 2017
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 1481 MHz
Boost clock speed 1770 MHz vs 1582 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 250 Watt
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz vs 11008 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 208.608 vs 205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2573.643 vs 2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 145.886 vs 25.833
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16952 vs 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16952 vs 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 vs 3716

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 18558 vs 12931
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 937 vs 813
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 62406 vs 61432
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 19.591 vs 16.447
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1002.573 vs 926.614
  • Around 58% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 9870 vs 6260
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 18558 vs 12931
PassMark - G2D Mark 937 vs 813
Geekbench - OpenCL 62406 vs 61432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 19.591 vs 16.447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1002.573 vs 926.614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 9870 vs 6260

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12931
18558
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
813
937
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
61432
62406
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
208.608
205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2573.643
2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.447
19.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.886
25.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
926.614
1002.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16952
15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16952
15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
6260
9870
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 12931 18558
PassMark - G2D Mark 813 937
Geekbench - OpenCL 61432 62406
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 208.608 205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2573.643 2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 16.447 19.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 145.886 25.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 926.614 1002.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16952 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16952 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 6260 9870

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

Essentials

Architecture Turing Pascal
Code name TU116 GP102
Launch date 22 February 2019 10 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $279 $699
Place in performance rating 200 201
Price now $279.99 $826.98
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 67.32 27.48

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1770 MHz 1582 MHz
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1481 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 6,600 million 11,800 million
Floating-point performance 11,340 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature 91 °C
Pipelines 3584
Texture fill rate 354.4 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 1
DisplayPort support
HDMI
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 229 mm 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Recommended system power (PSU) 600 Watt

API support

DirectX 12.0 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 11008 MHz
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB
Memory bandwidth 484.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 352 Bit
Memory type GDDR5X
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
HDMI 2.0b
PCIe 3.0
SLI
Virtual Reality