GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q vs 8600 GTS Mac Edition
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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 | Tesla (2006−2010) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | G84 | TU116 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 September 2007 (17 years ago) | no data |
| 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1335 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 10.80 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0928 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-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 | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1008 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32.26 GB/s | no data |
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 | 2x DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 12 nm |
GTX 1660 Max-Q has a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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