GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, which features GPU core speed of 1500 MHz, and 6144 MB of GDDR6 memory set to run at 1500 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 1536 SPUs, 96 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Both cards have the same power consumption.

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti should be 50% faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti		294912 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 98304 (50%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti will be just a bit (more or less 20%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti		144000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 23520 (20%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be a little bit (about 0%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, and able to handle higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti		72000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 288 (0%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.