NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super 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 SUPER

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 1470 MHz
  • Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1785 MHz vs 1650 MHz
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 175 Watt
  • 639x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1278 vs 2
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 vs 2 July 2019
Core clock speed 1530 MHz vs 1470 MHz
Boost clock speed 1785 MHz vs 1650 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 175 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1278 vs 2

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

  • Around 55% higher pipelines: 2176 vs 1408
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16476 vs 12712
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 856 vs 804
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 87635 vs 62641
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 241.214 vs 187.131
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3870.683 vs 2548.187
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 27.021 vs 15.882
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 160.92 vs 117.673
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1269.445 vs 901.388
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 20969 vs 17812
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5567 vs 3717
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5026 vs 3351
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 20969 vs 17812
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5567 vs 3717
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5026 vs 3351
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 2176 vs 1408
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 16476 vs 12712
PassMark - G2D Mark 856 vs 804
Geekbench - OpenCL 87635 vs 62641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 241.214 vs 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3870.683 vs 2548.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 27.021 vs 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 160.92 vs 117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1269.445 vs 901.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 20969 vs 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 5567 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5026 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 20969 vs 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 5567 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5026 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12712
16476
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
804
856
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
62641
87635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
187.131
241.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2548.187
3870.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.882
27.021
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.673
160.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
901.388
1269.445
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
5026
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
5026
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1278
2
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
PassMark - G3D Mark 12712 16476
PassMark - G2D Mark 804 856
Geekbench - OpenCL 62641 87635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 187.131 241.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2548.187 3870.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 15.882 27.021
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.673 160.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 901.388 1269.445
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 5026
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 5026
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1278 2

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Essentials

Architecture Turing Turing
Code name TU116 TU106
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 2 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $399
Place in performance rating 223 148
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1785 MHz 1650 MHz
Core clock speed 1530 MHz 1470 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 2176
Pixel fill rate 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 157.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 175 Watt
Transistor count 6600 million 10.8 B
CUDA cores 2176
Maximum GPU temperature 89 C
Render output units 64

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Port 1.4
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Multi monitor support
Number of simultaneous displays 4

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 9 inches (229 mm) 9.0” (228.60mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 8 pin
Width Dual-slot 2-Slot
Height 4.435” (112.6mm)

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.1
OpenCL 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 336.0 GB/s 448 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 256 bit
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz

Technologies

Ansel
HDMI 2.0b
SLI
VR Ready