GeForce GTX 1660 vs ION 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared ION 2 with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1660 outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 9150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1410 | 239 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 54 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.56 |
| Power efficiency | 1.17 | 17.99 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT218S | TU116 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (18 years ago) | 14 March 2019 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $219 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 16 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.800 | 157.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.027 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 88 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.4 MB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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 | 0−1 | 83 |
| 1440p | 0−1 | 50 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 27 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.64 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.38 |
| 4K | no data | 8.11 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 71
+7000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 79
+1480%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 58
+5700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 132
+4300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 59
+1080%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 110−120
+1514%
|
| Valorant | 27−30 | 306
+993%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14 | 270−280
+1985%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 47
+4600%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10 | 219
+2333%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 123
+4000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 46
+820%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 110−120
+1514%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 102
+1600%
|
| Valorant | 27−30 | 287
+925%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 40
+3900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10 | 197
+2089%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 98
+3167%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 36
+620%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 110−120
+1514%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 57
+850%
|
| Valorant | 27−30 | 115
+311%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 62
+3000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 190−200 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 129
+4200%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 76
+7500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 45−50
+4700%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 49
+250%
|
| Valorant | 5−6 | 125
+2400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 30−35
+3100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 30−35
+1550%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 271 | 271 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 78 | 78 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 223 | 223 |
| Far Cry 5 | 100 | 100 |
| Fortnite | 130−140 | 130−140 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 107 | 107 |
| Far Cry 5 | 92 | 92 |
| Fortnite | 130−140 | 130−140 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 115 | 115 |
| Metro Exodus | 57 | 57 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Far Cry 5 | 86 | 86 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 130−140 | 130−140 |
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 52 | 52 |
| Metro Exodus | 33 | 33 |
| Valorant | 226 | 226 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24 | 24 |
| Far Cry 5 | 59 | 59 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24 | 24 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 70−75 | 70−75 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16 | 16 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| Metro Exodus | 20 | 20 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35 | 35 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33 | 30−33 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10 | 10 |
| Dota 2 | 87 | 87 |
| Far Cry 5 | 30 | 30 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50 | 50 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 13 | 13 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 is 7500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 1660 performs better in 30 tests (47%)
- there's a draw in 34 tests (53%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 27.75 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 14 March 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 120 Watt |
ION 2 has 83% lower power consumption.
GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 9150% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 70% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.
Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.
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