GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G vs Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G and Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
• GPU Chip
  GP106-410-A1 TU116-300-A1
• Execution units
  10 22
• Shader
  1280 1408
• Render Output Units
  48 48
• Texture Units
  80 88

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G and Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz+ 7 % 1.530 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.860 GHz+ 9 % 1.785 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.835 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 GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G and Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 1 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 3
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 1x 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
  7680x4320 3840x2160
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  280 mm 168 mm
• Height
  111 mm 122 mm
• Width
  38 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q1/2019
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1060AORUS-6GD NE51660018J9-165F
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet