Expectedly, hot on the heels of the release of the Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti comes the 1660. Just like its ever-so-slightly bigger brother,…
Expectedly, hot on the heels of the release of the Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti comes the 1660. Just like its ever-so-slightly bigger brother, the 1660 is based on the Turing architecture, uses the TU116 GPU, and lacks RT and Tensor cores. Because it’s missing those cores, the 1660 wears the “GTX” hat instead of “RTX,” even though it’s based on Turing.
It’s unsurprising that the 1660 is quite similar to the 1660 Ti, although there are differences large and small. The 1660 has a cut-down number of CUDA cores, from 1536 to 1408, but it has slightly higher clocks–1530 MHz compared to 1500 MHz base, and 1785 MHz to 1770 MHz boost. They have the same 192-bit memory interface width, but the 1660 Ti boasts 288 GBps bandwidth to the 1660’s 192 GBps. The I/O is the same, and the laundry list of features is otherwise the same.
The biggest difference is that Nvidia slapped GDDR5 memory on the 1660 instead of the newer GDDR6 that the 1660 Ti enjoys. That, and the price; Nvidia is happily pointing out that the GTX 1660 brings Turing to the low, low price point of $219, down from the 1660 Ti’s $279 base price.
The GTX 1660 is iterative, a way for Nvidia to roll more cards out to the world at more price points. Below are all the 1660 cards we know of at the moment from Nvidia’s AIB partners.
If instead you’re hunting for the 1660 Ti, those are all gathered here.
Asus
As with the GTX 1660 Ti launch, Asus has four cards ready for the GTX 1660. What’s a little different is that the four of them hit different spots in the brand stack. Two are TUF cards, and two bear the “Phoenix” moniker.
The two TUF cards, one with an “OC” suffix, are both dual-fan designs. The fans have dual ball bearings and boast dustproof IP5X ratings. The cards have a metal backplate, too. The other two cards, the Phoenix GTX 1660 and GTX 1660 OC, have the same fans, but just one apiece, and they’re commensurately smaller to fit into compact builds. All four cards have the DVI-D, HDMI 2.0b, and DisplayPort 1.4 I/O.
Colorful
A long card with a long name, the Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 1660 Ultra 6G is the company’s lone entrant in the 1660 sweepstakes. Parked at the base price of $219, the card has three fans and appears to have the standard spate of three ports: the DVI-D, HDMI 2.0b, and DisplayPort 1.4.
EVGA
EVGA put out a trio of 1660 cards with its usual brand names attached: the 1660 XC Black, XC, and XC Ultra, providing symmetry with its three 1660 Ti models.
