GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING OC 6G vs MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING OC 6G and MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 TU106
• Execution units
  22 34
• Shader
  1408 2176
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  88 136

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  336 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING OC 6G and MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.530 GHz 1.470 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.860 GHz+ 4 % 1.665 GHz+ 1 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.785 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  125 W 175 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 GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING OC 6G and MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS OC.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 2 x 90 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
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• 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
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

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 No

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

• Length
  280 mm 231 mm
• Height
  117 mm 128 mm
• Width
  40 mm 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 758 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS OC and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING OC 6G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q3/2019
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N166SGAMING OC-6GD --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet