GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 GP106-300-A1
• Execution units
  22 9
• Shader
  1408 1152
• Render Output Units
  48 48
• Texture Units
  88 72

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 3 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 2.002 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.530 GHz 1.506 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.785 GHz 1.746 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  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 GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G.

• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 75 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 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4
• 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_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
  281 mm 277 mm
• Height
  124 mm 140 mm
• Width
  41 mm 39 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1010 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING VR 3G and GALAX GeForce GTX 1660.

• 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
  60SRH7MD01BW --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet