NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 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 RTX 2060 Max-Q

  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 59513 vs 57152
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 234.866 vs 190.366
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2849.031 vs 1892.505
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 17.956 vs 13.492
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 147.291 vs 118.54
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 15485 vs 14998
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 15485 vs 14998
  • Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 5596 vs 5414
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 59513 vs 57152
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 234.866 vs 190.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2849.031 vs 1892.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 17.956 vs 13.492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 147.291 vs 118.54
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 15485 vs 14998
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 15485 vs 14998
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 5596 vs 5414

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11691 vs 9791
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 782 vs 417
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 887.857 vs 809.639
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 March 2019 vs 6 January 2019
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 11691 vs 9791
PassMark - G2D Mark 782 vs 417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 887.857 vs 809.639
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 vs 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 vs 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 3353

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
9791
11691
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
417
782
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
59513
57152
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
234.866
190.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2849.031
1892.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17.956
13.492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
147.291
118.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
809.639
887.857
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15485
14998
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3707
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15485
14998
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3707
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
5596
5414
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
PassMark - G3D Mark 9791 11691
PassMark - G2D Mark 417 782
Geekbench - OpenCL 59513 57152
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 234.866 190.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2849.031 1892.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 17.956 13.492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 147.291 118.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 809.639 887.857
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 15485 14998
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3707 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 15485 14998
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3707 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 5596 5414

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

Essentials

Architecture Turing Turing
Code name TU106 TU116
Launch date 6 January 2019 14 March 2019
Place in performance rating 248 241
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $219

Technical info

Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 12 nm
Pipelines 1920
Boost clock speed 1785 MHz
Core clock speed 1530 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt
Transistor count 6,600 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Laptop size large
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 229 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory type GDDR6
Memory clock speed 8004 MHz

Technologies

Multi Monitor
VR Ready