[38 Gaming tests and videos] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 [80W] vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti – surprisingly the cheaper GPU is 5% faster on average

It’s not the first time that we are talking about the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 (80W) and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. If you still remember, we have two dedicated articles regarding these two GPUs – in case you have missed them, you can find them here – RTX 2060 (80W) and GTX 1660 Ti (80W).

The RTX video card and its Max-Q sibling are the cheapest way to get the ray-tracing in games (as well as DLSS). The GeForce GTX 2060 (80W) is powerful enough for every new gaming title. Still, if you want more than 60 FPS on Ultra settings, probably the GeForce RTX 2070 and the newer SUPER version will do the job better, but the end price of an RTX 2070 (SUPER)-based notebooks is higher (at least in most cases). However, if you need a combo of features like RT, DLSS, and a good price/performance ratio, the GeForce GTX 2060 (80W) should be on your shortlist.

On the other hand, we have the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. This is a very capable mid-range graphics solution that offers very close performance to its RTX sibling. In our previous article, we’ve called it “the worst nightmare of the RTX 2060 80W” and further down below you’ll see that we are (probably) right. In our case, we saw that the GTX 1660 Ti was boosting much more than the RTX 2060 (80W). The latter is burdened with tensor cores and more CUDAs (and these two hardware extras need additional power as well), but its TGP is the same as the GeForce 1660 Ti.

See all configurations with GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) / GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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Specs overview

Both video cards are Turing GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 (80W) supports ray-tracing and DLSS. This one has 240 tensor cores that are taking care of the computational part of this extra. The RTX 2060 uses the TU106 chip and it has 48 ROPs, 1920 shaders, and this GPU can be found in three different TGP versions – 80W, 90W, and 115W. Frequency-wise, the 80W variant can go up to 960 MHz for the base clock and up to 1200 MHz for the boost. The memory is 6GB GDDR6 (14000 MHz) with a 192-bit memory bus.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (TU116) has a reduced amount of shaders compared to the RTX 2060 – 1536 units. Its frequencies look much higher compared to the other video card – 1455 MHz for the base clock and the boost is as high as 1590 MHz. The memory is clocked at 12000 MHz. The TU116 has the same ROP count as its opponent – 48 units.

In the following screenshots, you can spot that the GTX 1660 Ti is boosting 225 MHz more than the RTX 2060 80W.


GPU comparison table

 GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
ArchitectureTuringTuring
GPU chipTU106 (N18E-G1)TU116
Shader units1920 (+25%)1536
ROPs4848
Base Clock (MHz)9601455 (+52%)
Boost clock (MHz)12001590 (+33%)
Memory clock (MHz)14000 (+17%)12000
Memory size (MB)61446144
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)192192
TGP (Total Graphics Power)80W80W
DirectX version12.112.1
Technology12nm12nm
RTX capabilitiesYesNo
Release date01.201904.2019
Detailed specsLinkLink

Let’s see some synthetic benchmarks.

Synthetic benchmarks

Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)


Gaming tests and gameplay videos

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)315 fps309 fps273 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti345 fps (+10%)313 fps (+1%)277 fps (+1%)




 

DOTA 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)137 fps115 fps112 fps101 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti180 fps (+31%)160 fps (+39%)144 fps (+29%)122 fps (+21%)




GTA-V-benchmarks

 

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5)Full HD, Normal (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)163 fps122 fps69 fps47 fps (+2%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti173 fps (+6%)134 fps (+10%)73 fps (+6%)46 fps




For HonorFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)133 fps127 fps97 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti136 fps (+2%)128 fps (+1%)97 fps




 

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six SiegeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)256 fps200 fps191 fps176 fps (+1%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti290 fps (+13%)213 fps (+7%)197 fps (+3%)174 fps




rise-of-the-tomb-raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)160 fps121 fps68 fps (+5%)44 fps (+2%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti163 fps (+2%)127 fps (+5%)65 fps43 fps




Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon WildlandsFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)89 fps82 fps71 fps47 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti93 fps (+4%)85 fps (+4%)74 fps (+4%)48 fps (+2%)




 

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Highest (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)89 fps78 fps75 fps53 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti123 fps (+38%)88 fps (+13%)84 fps (+12%)53 fps




Doom (2016)Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)130 fps119 fps114 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti186 fps (+43%)158 fps (+33%)155 fps (+36%)




Doom EternalFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)156 fps (+10%)144 fps (+10%)126 fps (+1%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti141 fps131 fps125 fps




Red Dead Redemption 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)82 fps58 fps33 fps16 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti95 fps (+16%)61 fps (+5%)34 fps (+3%)17 fps (+6%)




Metro ExodusFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)100 fps54 fps (+4%)25 fps (+4%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti115 fps (+15%)52 fps24 fps




Gears 5Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)130 fps85 fps81 fps64 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti137 fps (+5%)101 fps (+19%)81 fps65 fps (+2%)




Assassin’s Creed OdysseyFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)75 fps69 fps61 fps46 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti87 fps (+16%)81 fps (+17%)70 fps (+15%)50 fps (+9%)




HearthstoneFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)391 fps (+48%)385 fps (+10%)60 fps (+5%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti264 fps351 fps57 fps




 

MinecraftFull HD, Minimum (Check settings)Full HD, Maximum (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)1562 fps (+122%)100 fps (+108%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti703 fps48 fps




League Of LegendsFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, V.High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)443 fps (+83%)341 fps (+35%)324 fps (+38%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti242 fps251 fps235 fps




Rocket LeagueFull HD, H.Performance (Check settings)Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)597 fps (+3%)291 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti580 fps294 fps (+1%)




OverwatchFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)217 fps183 fps132 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti250 fps (+5%)212 fps (+15%)135 fps (+2%)








PUBGFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)156 fps135 fps133 fps (+1%)109 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti165 fps (+6%)135 fps132 fps109 fps




Darksiders GenesisFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Mid (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)141 fps119 fps113 fps95 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti161 fps (+14%)141 fps (+18%)124 fps (+10%)105 fps (+11%)




Halo ReachFull HD, Performance (Check settings)Full HD, Original (Check settings)Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)208 fps192 fps161 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti242 fps (+16%)192 fps165 fps (+2%)




Borderlands 3Full HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Badass (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)99 fps86 fps63 fps49 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti113 fps (+22%)92 fps (+7%)63 fps49 fps




Team Fortress 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)160 fps153 fps (+1%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti160 fps151 fps




eFootball PES 2020Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)165 fps147 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti202 fps (+22%)165 fps (+12%)




FIFA 20Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)171 fps162 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti220 fps (+29%)209 fps (+29%)




The Witcher 3Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)165 fps132 fps112 fps (+2%)75 fps (+4%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti180 fps (+9%)139 fps (+5%)110 fps72 fps




Need For Speed HeatFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)83 fps (+1%)71 fps63 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti82 fps71 fps65 fps (+3%)




Apex LegendsFull HD, Min. (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)214 fps160 fps110 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti219 fps (+2%)166 fps (+4%)116 fps (+5%)




Battlefield VFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)137 fps110 fps99 fps95 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti155 fps (+13%)119 fps (+8%)104 fps (+5%)98 fps (+3%)




Call Of Duty Modern WarfareFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Normal (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)111 fps (+2%)99 fps (+1%)73 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti109 fps98 fps76 fps (+4%)




ARK: Survival EvolvedFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)127 fps77 fps (+17%)64 fps (+19%)43 fps (+26%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti136 fps (+7%)66 fps54 fps34 fps




Total War Three KingdomsFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)169 fps101 fps68 fps51 fps (+6%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti180 fps (+7%)110 fps (+9%)69 fps (+1%)48 fps




 

WarframeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti260 fps238 fps




 

World Of Tanks EncoreFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)618 fps (+5%)259 fps139 fps (+1%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti589 fps262 fps (+2%)137 fps




 

Resident Evil 2Full HD, Performance (Check settings)Full HD, Balanced (Check settings)Full HD, Graphics P. (Check settings)Full HD, Max (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)153 fps139 fps127 fps (+2%)108 fps (+2%)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti166 fps (+8%)143 fps (+3%)125 fps106 fps




Far Cry New DawnFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)90 fps79 fps72 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti101 fps (+12%)86 fps (+9%)77 fps (+7%)




Performance summary (gaming tests)

RTX 2060 Max-Q vs GTX 1660 TiFull HD, LowFull HD, MediumFull HD, HighFull HD, UltraAverage difference %
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti+7%+6%+3%+2%+5%

Verdict

Just what we were expected – the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 5% faster on average when compared to the GeForce RTX 2060 (80W). Not the biggest difference out there but if you don’t need extras like RT and DLSS, the GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) will be a pointless buy for you. Contrary to that, if you want these two options, this GPU is the cheapest ticket to the ray-tracing train.

However, we are quite surprised by the performance of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti – cheaper and faster. Which makes it one of the best deals at the moment.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (80W)

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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