GeForce FX 5700 Ultra vs GTX 1660 Super

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	154	not rated
Place by popularity	8	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.57	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	Turing TU116	NV36
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2019 (4 years ago)	23 October 2003 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$199
Current price	$277 (1.2x MSRP)	$99 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

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	1408	no data
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	475 MHz
Boost clock speed	1785 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,600 million	82 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	46 Watt
Texture fill rate	157.1	1.900

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 3.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	229 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x Molex

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	GDDR6	GDDR2
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	906 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	14.5 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

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 VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

NVENC	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0a
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 October 2019	23 October 2003
Cost	$229	$199
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	46 Watt

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