Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 is 1637 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 5% better in Dota 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 180 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 6 vs 4 GB
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
90%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
99%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
---|---|---|
Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 16 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$219 | MSRP | $549 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |