ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
• GPU Chip
  AD102 (Ada Lovelace) TU116-300-A1
• Execution units
  128 22
• Shader
  16384 1408
• Render Output Units
  192 48
• Texture Units
  512 88

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  24 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  21 Gbps 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  1008 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  384 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.235 GHz 1.530 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.550 GHz+ 1 % 1.860 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  450 W 120 W
• TDP (up)
  450 W-25 % --
• Tjunction max
  90 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 16-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 110 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 3
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1a 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 3840x2160
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  348 mm 247 mm
• Height
  160 mm 127 mm
• Width
  73 mm 46 mm
• Width (Slots)
  4 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 845 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q1/2019
• Release price
  1,979 $ --
• Structure size
  4 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  TUF-RTX4090-24G-GAMING --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet