RTX A2000 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	227	127
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.08	19.11
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G0	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	10 August 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$449
Current price	$1037 (4.5x MSRP)	$567 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 19% better value for money than GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q.

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	1536	3328
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1335 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	128.2	124.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and RTX A2000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	167 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	288.0 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

No outputs

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.82

RTX A2000 35.61
+56%

RTX A2000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814

RTX A2000 13751
+56%

RTX A2000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 56% in Passmark.

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 HD	81 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
4K	32 −40.6%	45−50 +40.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−76.2%

35−40
+76.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −60%	56 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −60%	88 +60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −75%	70 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −76.2%	35−40 +76.2%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −67.3%	92 +67.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −68.3%	100−110 +68.3%
Hitman 3	27−30 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −62.5%	130 +62.5%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −60%	120 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −67.3%	92 +67.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −71.1%	75−80 +71.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −65%	65−70 +65%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −70%	51 +70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −68%	84 +68%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −65%	66 +65%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −76.2%	35−40 +76.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −71.1%	77 +71.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −68.3%	100−110 +68.3%
Hitman 3	27−30 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −63.6%	90−95 +63.6%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −56.4%	86 +56.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −73.3%	78 +73.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −71.1%	75−80 +71.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −67.3%	92 +67.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −65%	65−70 +65%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −75%	42 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −66.7%	50 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −76.2%	35−40 +76.2%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −80%	54 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −68.3%	100−110 +68.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −58%	79 +58%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −71.1%	75−80 +71.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −70%	51 +70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −65%	65−70 +65%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−60%

72
+60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −59.3%	40−45 +59.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −56.7%	45−50 +56.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Hitman 3	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −56.7%	45−50 +56.7%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −59.3%	40−45 +59.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −63.3%	45−50 +63.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−58.3%

35−40
+58.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Hitman 3	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −62.5%	24−27 +62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −72.2%	31 +72.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −72.2%	30−35 +72.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −62.5%	24−27 +62.5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%