GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs GTX 1660 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Super with GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660 Super
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
33.05
+394%

GTX 1660 Super outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking160560
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation59.03no data
Power efficiency18.433.82
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTU116GK104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 October 2019 (5 years ago)8 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores14081536
Core clock speed1530 MHz771 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz797 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt122 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1102.0
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS2.448 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs88128

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s160.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
G-SYNC support+-

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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA7.53.0

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 HD92
+411%
18−20
−411%
1440p54
+440%
10−12
−440%
4K30
+400%
6−7
−400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.49no data
1440p4.24no data
4K7.63no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 76
+443%
14−16
−443%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 88
+450%
16−18
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+450%
12−14
−450%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+410%
21−24
−410%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+400%
16−18
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+425%
12−14
−425%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Far Cry New Dawn 121
+404%
24−27
−404%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+400%
35−40
−400%
Hitman 3 77
+450%
14−16
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 321
+435%
60−65
−435%
Metro Exodus 144
+433%
27−30
−433%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+400%
16−18
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+457%
21−24
−457%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
+443%
40−45
−443%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 135
+400%
27−30
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+433%
9−10
−433%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+410%
21−24
−410%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 72
+414%
14−16
−414%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+420%
10−11
−420%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+438%
16−18
−438%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+400%
35−40
−400%
Hitman 3 75
+436%
14−16
−436%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290
+427%
55−60
−427%
Metro Exodus 118
+462%
21−24
−462%
Red Dead Redemption 2 89
+394%
18−20
−394%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+438%
24−27
−438%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+475%
12−14
−475%
Watch Dogs: Legion 208
+420%
40−45
−420%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+410%
10−11
−410%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
+450%
8−9
−450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+450%
10−11
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+444%
9−10
−444%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+410%
21−24
−410%
Hitman 3 65
+442%
12−14
−442%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
+450%
18−20
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 112
+433%
21−24
−433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+408%
12−14
−408%
Watch Dogs: Legion 31
+417%
6−7
−417%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+470%
10−11
−470%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+425%
12−14
−425%
Far Cry New Dawn 57
+470%
10−11
−470%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+400%
8−9
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 34
+467%
6−7
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+443%
7−8
−443%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
+420%
5−6
−420%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+443%
7−8
−443%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+443%
35−40
−443%
Hitman 3 43
+438%
8−9
−438%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
+407%
14−16
−407%
Metro Exodus 67
+458%
12−14
−458%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+400%
16−18
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 196
+460%
35−40
−460%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+460%
10−11
−460%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+417%
6−7
−417%
Hitman 3 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+450%
12−14
−450%
Metro Exodus 44
+450%
8−9
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+400%
8−9
−400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+500%
4−5
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 54
+440%
10−11
−440%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+450%
8−9
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+500%
2−3
−500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+460%
5−6
−460%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Super is 411% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Super is 440% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Super is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.05 6.69
Recency 29 October 2019 8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 122 Watt

GTX 1660 Super has a 394% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 2.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Super is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook one.


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