GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile Refresh vs FX 5700 Ultra
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1512 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.13 | no data |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV36 | TU116B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 October 2003 (21 years ago) | 15 May 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | no data | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1590 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 82 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1.900 | 152.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.884 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 4 | 96 |
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 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 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 | GDDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 453 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.5 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 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 | 9.0a | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2003 | 15 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 12 nm |
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile Refresh has an age advantage of 15 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5700 Ultra and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile Refresh. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile Refresh is a notebook one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
