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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 42% to 89%, including 59% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,757 vs 5,521). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER generates 51.3 tokens/s (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)) against 16.7 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (per DatabaseMart Blog), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. Both released in 2019. MSRP range: $219 · $399. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*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

SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
vram gb 68
vram type GDDR5GDDR6
tdp w 120175
cuda cores 14082176
rt cores —34
tensor cores —272
process nm —12

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, HWPure, Nanoreview, Notebookcheck, CpuTronic, TopCPU.net, HWBOT, Legit Reviews, GPU-Monkey, 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.

BenchmarkNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 12,365 points19,984 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, HWPure, Nanoreview		 —4,977 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 —1,888 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, CpuTronic, Notebookcheck		 1,047 points1,984 points
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —1,984 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 —8,353 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, TopCPU.net, CpuTronic, HWBOT, Legit Reviews, Notebookcheck		 5,521 points8,757 points
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (higher is better)
Source: GPU-Monkey		 5,395 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 776 pts—
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, AskGeek.io		 11,618 pts16,468 points

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

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 42% to 89%, including 59% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,757 vs 5,521).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER generates 51.3 tokens/s (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)) against 16.7 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (per DatabaseMart Blog), best community run on file for each.

What did the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 launched at a $219 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER at $399. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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