Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost vs MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
• GPU Chip
  TU116-400-A1 GP106-410-A1
• Execution units
  24 10
• Shader
  1536 1280
• Render Output Units
  48 48
• Texture Units
  96 80

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.5 GHz 2.027 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  288 GB/s 194 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.500 GHz 1.506 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.770 GHz 1.809 GHz+ 6 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.784 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 120 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  3 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 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_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  235 mm 277 mm
• Height
  115 mm 140 mm
• Width
  -- 39 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1017 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G and Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q3/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  NE6166T018J9-1160X --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet