GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q vs 1050 Ti

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	306	not rated
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Value for money	6.19	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	TU116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	$229
Current price	$207 (1.5x MSRP)	$1649 (7.2x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	no data
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	1335 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	66.82	no data
Floating-point performance	2,138 gflops	no data

Size and 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 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

Memory

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	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Cost	$139	$229
Chip lithography	16 nm	12 nm

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