ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 AD103 (Ada Lovelace)
• Execution units
  22 76
• Shader
  1408 9728
• Render Output Units
  48 96
• Texture Units
  88 304

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 22.4 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 717 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.530 GHz 2.205 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.890 GHz+ 6 % 2.655 GHz+ 6 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.860 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 320 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 16-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 3 x 110 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

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

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  264 mm 358 mm
• Height
  130 mm 149 mm
• Width
  55 mm 70 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 4 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition and ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q4/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  TUF3-GTX1660-O6G-GAMING --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet