NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  TU116 GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
• Execution units
  1408 20
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  88 160

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5X
• Memory Speed
  8 Gbps 1.264 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192.1 GB/s 323 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.53 GHz 1.607 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.785 GHz 1.911 GHz+ 10 %

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

• TDP
  120 W 180 W

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  3 4
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  1x DisplayPort 1.4a 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1x DVI 1

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  3840x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12.1 12_1

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

• Length
  229 mm 279 mm
• Width
  111 mm 42 mm
• Height
  35 mm 140 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Structure size
  12 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q2/2016