NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER leads on 4 of 7 shared benchmarks (2% in 3DMark Time Spy); the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti takes 3 (5% in 3DMark Steel Nomad). On llama3.1:8b, both reach about 16.7 tokens/s (per DatabaseMart; per Databasemart).
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Both released in 2019. MSRP range: $229 · $279. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 6 | 6 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 125 | 120 |
| cuda cores | 1408 | 1536 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, Notebookcheck, Modders Inc, PCTestBench, HWBOT, Legit Reviews, PCGamesN, topcpu.net and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck |
15,070 points | 14,413 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
15,855 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Modders Inc, PCTestBench |
3,299 points | 3,368 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: HWBOT |
1,677 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck |
1,248 points | 1,306 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
5,670 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Legit Reviews, 3DMark, PCGamesN, Notebookcheck, topcpu.net |
6,421 points | 6,314 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
5,979 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Modders Inc, PCTestBench |
2,876 points | 2,878 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
807 pts | 776 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
12,683 pts | 12,615 pts |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- qwen2.5:0.5b: 63.9 tok/s (LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders))
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- llama2:7b: 56.6 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussions #10879)
- qwen3:0.6b: 47.1 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER leads on 4 of 7 shared benchmarks (2% in 3DMark Time Spy); the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti takes 3 (5% in 3DMark Steel Nomad).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.1:8b, both reach about 16.7 tokens/s (per DatabaseMart; per Databasemart).
What did the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER launched at a $229 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at $279. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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