GeForce GTX 1660 vs 9600 GT

Place in the ranking	1036	183
Place by popularity	not in top-100	52
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	48.68
Power efficiency	0.92	17.58
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G94	TU116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 February 2008 (16 years ago)	14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 81033% better value for money than 9600 GT.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	64	1408
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	20.80	157.1
Floating-point processing power	0.208 TFLOPS	5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	32	88

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	229 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2001 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	192.1 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9600 GT 1.25

GTX 1660 30.26
+2321%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9600 GT 482

GTX 1660 11674
+2322%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	3−4 −2633%	82 +2633%
1440p	2−3 −2350%	49 +2350%
4K	1−2 −2600%	27 +2600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	59.67	2.67
1440p	89.50	4.47
4K	179.00	8.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +0%	59 +0%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 +0%	73 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +0%	58 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Hitman 3	69 +0%	69 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	306 +0%	306 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +0%	112 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	227 +0%	227 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	123 +0%	123 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	67 +0%	67 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +0%	47 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Hitman 3	67 +0%	67 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	287 +0%	287 +0%
Metro Exodus	113 +0%	113 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	79 +0%	79 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +0%	110 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	214 +0%	214 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +0%	37 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 +0%	49 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	98 +0%	98 +0%
Hitman 3	59 +0%	59 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95 +0%	95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +0%	57 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +0%	29 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +0%	27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +0%	34 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Hitman 3	39 +0%	39 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	67 +0%	67 +0%
Metro Exodus	59 +0%	59 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 +0%	67 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	187 +0%	187 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	21 +0%	21 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	63 +0%	63 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +0%	35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 +0%	15 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 +0%	17 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +0%	50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	36 +0%	36 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how 9600 GT and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 is 2633% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 is 2350% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 is 2600% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	30.26
Recency	21 February 2008	14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	120 Watt

9600 GT has 25% lower power consumption.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 2320.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.