GTX 1660 SUPER for Blender

Blender score 778
Average speed
Light VRAM
GTX 16 series

Turing GPU best suited to lighter Blender scenes, learning workflows, and budget-conscious rendering setups.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Blender benchmark score

778

Entry-level speed — fine for learning and lighter scenes.

VRAM

6 GB

Limited — best for simpler scenes and lighter workflows.

CUDA cores

1,408

Lower core count — adequate for lighter rendering workloads.

Architecture

Turing

Older architecture — introduced hardware ray tracing for NVIDIA GPUs.

Memory bandwidth

336 GB/s

Lower bandwidth may become a bottleneck in texture-heavy or complex scenes.

Boost clock

1785 MHz

Lower clock speed — typical of older or workstation-class GPUs.

Render support

OptiX, CUDA

OptiX is typically the fastest option; CUDA provides a reliable fallback.

TDP

125 W

Low power — easy to cool and efficient for smaller builds.

Release year

2019

More technical details

Core specs

  • Base clock: 1530 MHz
  • Process size: 12 nm

Memory specs

  • Memory type: GDDR6
  • Memory bus: 192-bit

Benchmark performance

This chart estimates how many seconds this GPU takes to render one frame of each standard Blender benchmark scene, so you can compare practical rendering speed at a glance.

Blender score 778
seconds
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame. Lower is faster.
OptiXCUDA
Junkshop
73.24s
78.41s
Monster
51.61s
41.5s
Classroom
112.99s
112.03s
0s130s

These are single-frame estimates derived from Blender Open Data benchmark medians at the scene sample counts, not full-animation render times or guarantees for every real project.

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Is GTX 1660 SUPER good for Blender?

A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.

What stands out

  • Turing architecture for improved performance
  • GDDR6 memory for better bandwidth
  • Efficient rendering for smaller scenes
  • Good entry-level option for Blender

Tradeoffs to know

  • Limited to 6 GB VRAM, which may restrict complex projects
  • Not the latest generation, which may impact future-proofing

Who should choose it

  • Affordable entry into GPU rendering
  • Decent performance for smaller projects

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