Comparision NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super video card is based on the Turing architecture. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming on the Maxwell architecture. The first has 6600 million transistors. The second is 2940 million. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super has a transistor size of 12 nm versus 28.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1530 MHz versus 1215 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super has 6 GB. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming has 6 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 336 Gb/s versus 112.2 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is 4.99. At MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2.33.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super scored 12211 points. And here is the second card 5772 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 14946 points. Second 7572 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super has Directx version 12.1. Video card MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super has 125W heat dissipation requirements versus 120W for MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming.
Why NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is better than MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
- Passmark score 12211 против 5772 , more on 112%
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score 86243 против 47746 , more on 81%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 14183 против 6407 , more on 121%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 14946 против 7572 , more on 97%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 20543 против 10300 , more on 99%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 58048 против 29413 , more on 97%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 456281 против 297332 , more on 53%
- GPU base clock speed 1530 MHz против 1215 MHz, more on 26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming: highlights
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FAQ
How does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super scored 12211 points. The second video card scored 5772 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is 4.99 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 2.33 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 125 Watt. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 120 Watt.
How fast are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super and MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super operates at 1530 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1785 MHz. The clock base frequency of MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming reaches 1215 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1278 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super supports GDDR6. Installed 6 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 336 GB/s. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming works with GDDR5. The second one has 4 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 336 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super has 1 HDMI outputs. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super uses There is no data. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is built on Turing. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming uses the Maxwell architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super is equipped with TU116. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming is set to GM206.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super has 6600 million transistors. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming has 2940 million transistors