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GeForce GTX 1660

4.1 · 651 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
6 GB
CUDA
1,408
FP32
5.027 TF
Bandwidth
192.1 GB/s
TDP
120W
Boost
1785 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute5.027 TFLOPS5%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth192.1 GB/s11%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity6 GB19%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units1,4086%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency13/10022%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy10,080pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)5,220pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)1,456spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute69,600pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming28
Ray tracing29
AI / Compute29
Creator / 3D28
Power efficiency13
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 24 fps
1080p
39
1440p
23
4K
10
Counter-Strike 2avg 64 fps
1080p
104
1440p
60
4K
28
Fortniteavg 78 fps
1080p
131
1440p
71
4K
32
Battlefield 5avg 73 fps
1080p
102
1440p
76
4K
42
Far Cry 5avg 56 fps
1080p
83
1440p
57
4K
29
Valorantavg 151 fps
1080p
112
1440p
219
4K
121

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
88fps
1440p
53fps
4K
28fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($219) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.50
1440p
$4.15
4K
$8.52
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners praise it as a great 1080p card that runs cool and quiet. The main gripe is the lack of ray tracing or DLSS, making it feel outdated for newer games.

Pros
  • Handles 1080p gaming with ease
  • No extra power cables needed
  • Runs cool in tight cases
  • Great value for esports titles
Cons
  • No ray tracing or DLSS
  • Fan can get loud
  • PCIe 3.0 limits future upgrades

Supported technologies

NVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Turing
Process node
12 nm
Transistors
6.6 B
SM Count
11
Release date
2019
Launch price
$219
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
1,408
TMUs
88
ROPs
48
L2 cache
1536 MB
Memory
Size
6 GB
Type
GDDR5
Bus width
192-bit
Bandwidth
192.1 GB/s
Memory clock
2001 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1530 MHz
Boost clock
1785 MHz
FP32 (float)
5.027 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
5.027 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
86 GPixel/s
Texture rate
157.1 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
120W
Suggested PSU
250W
Power connectors
1x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Length
229 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
7.5
Verdict

Our verdict on the GTX 1660

The GTX 1660 is a solid 1080p Turing card that skips ray tracing for better price-to-performance.

Get it if you want a solid 1080p card for esports and older AAA titles on a tight budget. Skip it if you need ray tracing, high-refresh 1440p, or modern demanding games.

Buy it if…

  • You want a reliable 1080p card without ray tracing nonsense.
  • You're building a budget PC and need great value per frame.
  • You want a solid upgrade from an old GTX 960 or RX 580.
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