ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
• GPU Chip
  GP104-150-KA-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
  GDDR5X GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.25 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  240 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz+ 7 % 1.530 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.835 GHz+ 7 % 1.860 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 100 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  1 x 90 mm --
• 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 3x 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
  7680x4320 3840x2160
• 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
  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
  211 mm 247 mm
• Height
  125 mm 127 mm
• Width
  41 mm 46 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 845 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB GDDR5X.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2019
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  ZT-P10620C-10M --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet