NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 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
  • 2x more texture fill rate: 316.8 GTexel/s vs 157.1 GTexel/s
  • 2.7x more pipelines: 3840 vs 1408
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101650 vs 62641
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1081 vs 804
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19722 vs 12712
  • Around 80% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2302 vs 1278
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 311.253 vs 187.131
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 33.932 vs 15.882
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 169.697 vs 117.673
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1500.926 vs 901.388
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 2548.187
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2023 vs 29 Oct 2019
Core clock speed 2505 MHz vs 1530 MHz
Boost clock speed 2640 MHz vs 1785 MHz
Texture fill rate 316.8 GTexel/s vs 157.1 GTexel/s
Pipelines 3840 vs 1408
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 101650 vs 62641
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 vs 804
PassMark - G3D Mark 19722 vs 12712
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2302 vs 1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 311.253 vs 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 33.932 vs 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 vs 117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 vs 901.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 vs 2548.187

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
101650
62641
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1081
804
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19722
12712
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2302
1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
311.253
187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.932
15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
169.697
117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1500.926
901.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6622.553
2548.187
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Geekbench - OpenCL 101650 62641
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 804
PassMark - G3D Mark 19722 12712
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2302 1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 311.253 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 33.932 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 901.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 2548.187
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Essentials

Architecture Ada Lovelace Turing
Code name AD106 TU116
Launch date 2023 29 Oct 2019
Place in performance rating 75 223
Launch price (MSRP) $229
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) 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 20.28 TFLOPS (1:1) 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.28 TFLOPS 5.027 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3840 1408
Pixel fill rate 126.7 GPixel/s 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 316.8 GTexel/s 157.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 125 Watt
Transistor count 6600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 8-pin
Length 9 inches (229 mm)
Width Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12.1
OpenCL 3.0 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 336.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6