NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: 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 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Both released in 2019. MSRP range: $219 · $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 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 6 | 6 |
| vram type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 120 | 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 Notebookcheck, 3DMark, Modders Inc, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic, Legit Reviews, PCGamesN, TopCPU.net, PassMark and AskGeek.io; 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 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, 3DMark |
12,365 points | 14,413 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Modders Inc |
— | 3,368 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic |
1,047 points | 1,306 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Legit Reviews, PCGamesN, Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, CpuTronic, 3DMark |
5,483 points | 6,314 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Modders Inc |
— | 2,878 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
776 pts | 776 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark, AskGeek.io |
11,618 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
- qwen3:0.6b: 47.1 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (knightli.com)
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub CUDA Performance Discussion)
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 Discussions)
Quick answers
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 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 launched at a $219 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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