GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile vs GeForce2 GTS
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV15 A5 | TU116B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 April 2000 (26 years ago) | 15 May 2019 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1590 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 25 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 12 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 127.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.07 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1536 KB |
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).
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.312 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x VGA | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 April 2000 | 15 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 12 nm |
GTX 1660 Mobile has an age advantage of 19 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce2 GTS and GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce2 GTS is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile is a notebook one.
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