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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Released
Q1/2022
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

What's the best choice NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has a base frequency of 1.5 GHz. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti has a base frequency of 1.56 GHz. Memory size 24 GB. Memory type GDDR6X. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    1.56 GHz left arrow 1.5 GHz
  • More memory

    300% more memory

    24 GB left arrow 6 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Passmark Performance Test GPU
    1 place

Specifications

Technical data
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    Turing left arrow Ampere
  • CUDA Cores
    1536 left arrow 10752
  • Execution Units
    1536 left arrow -
  • GPU Chip
    TU116 left arrow GA102-350-A1
  • L1 Cache
    64 KB left arrow 128 KB
  • L2 Cache
    1,536 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Render Output Units
    48 left arrow 112
  • Texture Units
    96 left arrow 336
  • Based on
    - left arrow GA102
  • Shader
    - left arrow 10752
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bandwidth
    288 GB/s left arrow 1,008 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    192 bit left arrow 384 bit
  • Memory Clock
    1500 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Data Rate
    12 Gbps left arrow -
  • Memory Size
    6 GB left arrow 24 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6X
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    - left arrow 1300 MHz
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1500 MHz left arrow 1560 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1770 MHz left arrow 1860 MHz
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow No
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • Graphics Card Power
    120 W left arrow 450 W
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 92 °C
  • System Power Supply
    450 W (Minimum system power requirement) left arrow 850 W (System power requirement)
  • TDP
    120 W left arrow 450 W
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    1 × DisplayPort 1.4a left arrow 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    1 × DVI left arrow -
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.1 left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • Max. Displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
    DP 1.4a; HDMI 2.0b; DL-DVI-D left arrow HDMI
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    8-pin left arrow 3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 450W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
Technical data

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

  • CUDA
    7.5 left arrow -
  • DirectX
    12.1 left arrow 12_2
  • Max. resolution
    3840 × 2160 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • OpenCL
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • OpenGL
    4.6 left arrow 4.6
  • Shader Model
    6.7 (6.4) left arrow 6.6
  • Vulkan
    1.3 left arrow 1.3
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    35 mm left arrow -
  • Length
    229 mm left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    Dual-slot left arrow -
  • Width
    111 mm left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.

  • Manufacturer specification scope
    NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ. left arrow NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.
  • Multi-monitor support
    Yes left arrow -
  • Official source
    https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/ left arrow https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/
  • Process Technology
    12 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow -
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow 2026-09-30
Theoretical Performance

  • FP16 (theoretical)
    10.87 TFLOPS (2:1) left arrow 40 TFLOPS
  • FP32 (theoretical)
    5.437 TFLOPS left arrow 40 TFLOPS
  • FP64 (theoretical)
    169.9 GFLOPS (1:32) left arrow 0.625 TFLOPS
  • Pixel Rate
    84.96 GPixel/s left arrow 208.3 GPixel/s
  • Texture Rate
    169.9 GTexel/s left arrow 625.0 GTexel/s

Blender Open Data

Official median of community submissions. Higher is better; each row uses the same version, operating system and compute backend.

TestNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Blender 5.2.0 / OPTIX / Windows 694.004899 samples/min
Submissions: 11
5250.819731 samples/min
Submissions: 9

Data snapshot: 2026-09-30. Official source

This aggregates different user systems. Individual measurement dates, RAM, drivers and power limits are unknown. Results are excluded from the legacy composite index.

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

No comparable legacy benchmark results are available.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

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