NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/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).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 64% higher core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1530 MHz
Around 48% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1785 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 12 nm
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101650 vs 58014
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1081 vs 776
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19722 vs 11659
2.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2302 vs 1065
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 311.253 vs 189.842
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 33.932 vs 13.408
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 169.697 vs 116.183
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1500.926 vs 875.838
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 1902.867

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2023 vs 14 March 2019
Core clock speed	2505 MHz vs 1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz vs 1785 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	101650 vs 58014
PassMark - G2D Mark	1081 vs 776
PassMark - G3D Mark	19722 vs 11659
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2302 vs 1065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	311.253 vs 189.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	33.932 vs 13.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	169.697 vs 116.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1500.926 vs 875.838
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6622.553 vs 1902.867

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt
3.6x more memory clock speed: 8004 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt
Memory clock speed	8004 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

101650

58014

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1081

776

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

19722

11659

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2302

1065

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

311.253

189.842

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.932

13.408

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

169.697

116.183

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1500.926

875.838

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6622.553

1902.867

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Geekbench - OpenCL	101650	58014
PassMark - G2D Mark	1081	776
PassMark - G3D Mark	19722	11659
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2302	1065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	311.253	189.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	33.932	13.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	169.697	116.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1500.926	875.838
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6622.553	1902.867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		14998
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		14998
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3359

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Turing
Code name	AD106	TU116
Launch date	2023	14 March 2019
Place in performance rating	75	258
Launch price (MSRP)		$219
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz	1785 MHz
Core clock speed	2505 MHz	1530 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	316.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3840
Pixel fill rate	126.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	316.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Transistor count		6,600 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count		1
DisplayPort support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 8-pin
Length		229 mm
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective	8004 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6