NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Turing graphics card inside the GTX 1660 Ti, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Spec for spec, this GTX 1660 Ti leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 1060 6GB, by boasting 43.7 % more fps.
In our synthetic benchmarks, the GTX 1660 Ti blows past the GTX 1060 6GB and, amazingly, even the GTX 1070 as well. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 1660 Ti consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 1060 6GB and it really justifies an upgrade.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Borderlands 3, Baldur's Gate 3, Armored Core VI, F1 22, Anthem at 62 fps to 66 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play GreedFall, Hitman 2, Death Stranding, F1 2019, Spider-Man Remastered at 64 fps to 70 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 68 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Overwatch 2, Valorant at 66 fps to 139 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 102 fps.
The RTX 2070 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest Turing set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the RTX 2060 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 350. The good news is, with the release of the RTX 2060 SUPER, the RTX 2060 's price is getting more discount.
NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Turing graphics card inside the RTX 2060, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The RTX 2060 is much more expensive than the GTX 1060 6GB as it costs a whopping $ 350. Compare this to the GTX 1060 6GB, which came originally at a price of $ 254. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the RX 5700 which costs $ 349.
Spec for spec, this RTX 2060 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 1060 6GB, by boasting 60.9 % more fps. In our synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 2060 blows past the GTX 1060 6GB and, amazingly, even the GTX 1070 as well.
Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RTX 2060 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 1060 6GB and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, RX 5700, the RTX 2060 was -4.3 % slower.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Elden Ring, Marvel's Avengers, Dying Light 2, Total War: Warhammer III at 61 fps to 65 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Gears of War 5, Need For Speed: Heat, Final Fantasy XV, Resident Evil 4, Far Cry 6 at 60 fps to 61 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 61 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Overwatch 2, Valorant at 70 fps to 148 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 109 fps.
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 9 inches 229 mm | 9 inches 229 mm |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 120 W | 160 W |
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1770 MHz | 1680 MHz |
| GPU Clock | 1500 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz 12000 MHz effective | 1750 MHz 14000 MHz effective |
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | GeForce 1600 | GeForce 2000 |
| Production | Released | Released |
| Release Date | Feb 22, 2019 | Jan 7, 2019 |
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| CUDA | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.96 | 1.1.96 |
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Turing | Turing |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 445 mm2 |
| GPU Name | TU116 | TU106 |
| Process Size | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Transistors | 6,600 million | 10,800 million |
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Size | 6144 MB | 6144 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| SM Count | 24 | 30 |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1920 |
| TMUs | 96 | 120 |
| GTX 1660 Ti | RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| FP16 (half) performance | 10,875 GFLOPS (2:1) | 12,902 GFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5,437 GFLOPS | 6,451 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 169.9 GFLOPS (1:32) | 201.6 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| Pixel Rate | 84.96 GPixel/s | 80.64 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 169.9 GTexel/s | 201.6 GTexel/s |
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