Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms the cheaper 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 the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 15% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GTX 980 - 62 vs 54 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
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 5% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 - €313.0 vs €330.06
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
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
90.82633053221288%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
99.04519414385742%
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 |