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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a graphics card released on February 22, 2019, built on the Turing architecture using a 12 nm process. It has 1,536 shading units, 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, 288.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.77 GHz and a 120 W board power rating. It scores 12,587 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 7.5.

TuringTU116-400-A112 nm

10/10 key specs recorded · 100 facts

Depth: 58 recorded fields, 19 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract), NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce Specifications NanoReview (Firecrawl extract)PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

1,536cores

24 SMs

Memory

6 GB

GDDR6 · 192-bit

Boost clock

1.77 GHz

1.50 GHz base

Board power

120 W

450 W PSU advised

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti scores 12,587 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 91.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #236), measured across 14,856 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 770.

PassMark G3D Mark

12,587

Rank #236
Faster than 91.4% of 2,658 GPUs
14,856 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 186 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 88.7% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 64 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 82.4% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 103 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 85% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 51 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 80.5% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 5,007 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 83.2% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti averages DirectX 9 186 fps, DirectX 10 64 fps, DirectX 11 103 fps, DirectX 12 51 fps and GPU Compute 5,007 ops/s, across 14,856 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 6 GB

Core clock 1500 MHz

Memory clock 1500 MHz

DirectX 12.0

OpenGL 4.6

Max TDP 120 W

First benchmarked 2019-02-06

Samples 14,856

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 6 GB of memory, a core clock of 1500 MHz, DirectX 12.0 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2019-02-06. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Design, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Turing

Codename TU116-400-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node 12 nm

Transistors 6,600 M

Die size 284 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is based on the Turing architecture, uses the TU116-400-A1 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 12 nm process, contains 6,600 million transistors and has a die size of 284 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 1,536

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors 24

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 96

Render output units (ROPs) 48

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has 1,536 shading units, 24 streaming multiprocessors, 96 texture mapping units and 48 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.50 GHz

Boost clock 1.77 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock 1.50 GHz

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti runs at a base clock of 1.50 GHz and boosts to 1.77 GHz.

Memory

Size 6 GB

Type GDDR6

Bus width 192-bit

Bandwidth 288.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 192-bit memory bus and delivers 288.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has a board power rating of 120 W, a total board power of 120 W, a power supply of at least 450 W is recommended, power is supplied through 8-pin, the card occupies 2-slot, it is 145 mm long, its width is 111 mm, the maximum operating temperature is 95 °C and it connects over PCIe 3.0.

Board power (TDP) 120 W

Total board power 120 W

Suggested PSU 450 W

Power connectors 8-pin

Slot width 2-slot

Length 145 mm

Width 111 mm

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature 95 °C

Bus interface PCIe 3.0

Market

Launched February 22, 2019

Launch price $279

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX 16 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti was released on February 22, 2019 and launched at a price of $279.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 12,587

PassMark G2D 770

Rank #236

Samples 14,856

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 7.5.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.4

CUDA compute capability 7.5

Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.

Features

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has 10 supported features recorded and 5 features explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

Supported: Vulkan ray tracing

Support for hardware ray tracing through the Vulkan graphics API.

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: NVIDIA DLSS

What it is: NVIDIA's AI-based upscaling and frame-generation technology that can raise frame rates in supported games.

Not listed (2)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports Hardware ray tracing and DirectX 12 Ultimate. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports Vulkan ray tracing under Rendering. NVIDIA DLSS is explicitly listed as not supported.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 7.5

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: NVLink / SLI

What it is: Support for linking two NVIDIA GPUs with a bridge for multi-GPU setups.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports Tensor cores. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports CUDA (Compute capability 7.5) under Compute and AI. NVLink / SLI is explicitly listed as not supported.

Display features

Supported: NVIDIA G-SYNC

Support for NVIDIA's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs the display to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDCP content protection

Support for HDCP, the copy-protection standard that some protected 4K streaming and disc video requires.
Supported: VR ready

The vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports NVIDIA G-SYNC, HDCP content protection and VR ready under Display features.

Platform

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: Resizable BAR

What it is: Lets the CPU access the GPU's full video memory at once, which can improve performance in some games on supporting systems.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports Small-form-factor ready. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Resizable BAR is explicitly listed as not supported.

Software and drivers

Supported: NVIDIA Freestyle

NVIDIA game filter feature that adjusts colors and sharpness in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA Game Ready drivers

Driver branch tuned and released alongside new games.
Supported: NVIDIA Reflex

NVIDIA's latency-reduction technology that lowers the delay between input and what you see in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA ShadowPlay

NVIDIA's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Supported: NVIDIA Studio drivers

Driver branch tuned and tested for creative applications.

Not supported (2)

Explicitly not supported: NVIDIA Broadcast

What it is: NVIDIA software that applies AI noise removal and camera effects for calls and streams.
Explicitly not supported: NVIDIA Omniverse

What it is: Support for NVIDIA's Omniverse platform for collaborative 3D design and simulation.

Not listed (2)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports RTX Remix and RTX HDR. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports NVIDIA Freestyle, NVIDIA Game Ready drivers, NVIDIA Reflex, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and NVIDIA Studio drivers under Software and drivers. NVIDIA Broadcast and NVIDIA Omniverse are explicitly listed as not supported.

Media engine

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265). It does not support hardware encode for AV1.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 7th Generation Encoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

Hardware video codec support of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)	Supported4:4:4: Yes	Not stated by the vendor
HEVC (H.265)	Supported4:2:2: No; 4:4:4: Yes; 10-bit: Yes; B-frames: Yes; 8K: Yes	Not stated by the vendor
AV1	Not supported	Not stated by the vendor

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (7th Generation, encoder engines: 1).

Display outputs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti offers outputs DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI-D, a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 @ 120Hz, HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4a. It is stated to be VR ready.

Outputs DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI-D

Max resolution 7680x4320 @ 120Hz

HDMI 2.0b

DisplayPort 1.4a

VR ready Yes

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 288.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has a board power rating of 120 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 450 W. Power connectors: 8-pin.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti scores 12,587 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 91.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #236. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 51 fps.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti support AV1 encoding?

No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.

What is the CUDA compute capability of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has CUDA compute capability 7.5.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti connects over PCIe 3.0.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti was released on February 22, 2019 and launched at a price of $279.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 2 values on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti record were corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.