NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER compared with GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1660 SUPER	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Overview
Released
Released	October 2019	July 2019
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	1,408	2,176
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,785 MHz (better)	1,650 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference GPU figures; the photo shows PNY's stock-clock Single Fan partner card. There is no retail Founders Edition.	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition GPU figures; the photo shows PNY's stock-clock Dual Fan partner card
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	No hardware RT Cores	First-generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	No Tensor Cores	Second-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	No NVIDIA DLSS support	NVIDIA DLSS super resolution; no DLSS frame generation
Base clock
Base clock	1,530 MHz	1,470 MHz
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	6 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6 (better)
Memory bus
Memory bus	192-bit	256-bit (better)
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	336 GB/s	448 GB/s (better)
Memory detail
Memory detail	14 Gbps GDDR6; PNY publishes 336 GB/sec bandwidth	PNY publishes 14 Gbps GDDR6 and 448 GB/sec bandwidth
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	125 W (better)	175 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	Pictured PNY Single Fan has DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b and DVI-D; partner layouts vary	NVIDIA's original Founders Edition manual shows 2 × DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI and USB-C; its current comparison table omits USB-C. Pictured PNY Dual Fan lists DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b and DVI-D, with no USB-C listed.
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320 on PNY's specification	7680 × 4320; NVIDIA specifies support for four displays
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 8-pin	1 × 8-pin
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	NVIDIA specifies 450 W; requirements depend on the system	NVIDIA specifies 550 W; requirements depend on the system
Slot width
Slot width	Two slots for PNY's pictured Single Fan and NVIDIA's reference specification	Two slots for the Founders Edition and pictured PNY Dual Fan
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	NVIDIA reference is 145 × 111 mm; pictured PNY Single Fan is 1.57 × 6.61 × 4.96 inches	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition is 228.60 × 112.6 mm; pictured PNY Dual Fan is 1.65 × 9.25 × 4.4 inches
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Turing NVIDIA Encoder; PNY specifies PCIe 3.0 x16	Seventh-generation NVIDIA Encoder and fourth-generation Decoder; PNY specifies PCIe 3.0 x16. NVIDIA specifies no NVLink support.