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

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost OC and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 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 2.002 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  288 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

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

• Base Clock
  1.500 GHz 1.506 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.815 GHz+ 3 % 1.746 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.770 GHz 1.733 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 OC and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 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 6G and Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 TI Ghost OC.

• 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
  NE6166TS18J9-1160X --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet