NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Comparison of GPU cores for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• GPU Chip
  GP106-300-A1 TU116-400-A1
• Execution units
  9 24
• Shader
  1152 1536
• Render Output Units
  48 48
• Texture Units
  72 96

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  3 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  2.002 GHz 1.5 GHz
• Memory Speed
  8 Gbps 12 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 288 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.506 GHz 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.708 GHz 1.770 GHz

Comparison of the thermal design power of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  120 W 120 W

In this section, we'll explore what functions the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. Displays
  4 3
• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes

Let's compare how NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• Manufacturer
  NVIDIA NVIDIA
• Architecture
  Pascal Turing
• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Structure size
  16 nm 12 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q2/2019
• Launch Price
  199 $ 279 $