GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
340%
340%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
29%
29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is approximately 311% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | TU116 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | TU116 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | TU116-400-A1 | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Turing | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 6,600 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 23.2M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 284 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2228 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Feb 22nd, 2019 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 16 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 279 USD | 299 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 59 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1770 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz12 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 800 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 288.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 24 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1536 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 84.96 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 169.9 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 10.87 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 5.437 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 169.9 GFLOPS (1:32) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 229 mm9 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 35 mm1.4 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 120 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.01x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG160 SKU 21 PG161 SKU 21 | 109-C21647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 7.5 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Performance117%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is 17% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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Radeon RX 5600 XT Performance115%
Radeon RX 5600 XT is 15% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs Radeon RX Vega 56
Radeon RX Vega 56 Performance110%
Radeon RX Vega 56 is 10% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce GTX 1070 Performance106%
GeForce GTX 1070 is 6% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Performance100%
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon RX 560
Radeon RX 560 Performance119%
Radeon RX 560 is 19% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 570 Performance117%
GeForce GTX 570 is 17% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs GeForce GTX 660
GeForce GTX 660 Performance117%
GeForce GTX 660 is 17% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 370
Radeon R7 370 Performance116%
Radeon R7 370 is 16% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 6970
Radeon HD 6970 Performance112%
Radeon HD 6970 is 12% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 480 Performance107%
GeForce GTX 480 is 7% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
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