RTX A4000 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	227	54
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.09	13.24
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G0	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$1037 (4.5x MSRP)	$1112

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 22% better value for money than RTX A4000.

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	6144
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1335 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	128.2	299.5

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and RTX A4000 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	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	448.0 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 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 A4000 50.23
+120%

RTX A4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 120% 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 A4000 19400
+120%

RTX A4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 120% 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 −110%	170−180 +110%
4K	32 −119%	70−75 +119%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−131%

35−40
+131%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −133%	56 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −151%	88 +151%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −133%	70 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −131%	35−40 +131%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −130%	92 +130%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −124%	100−110 +124%
Hitman 3	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −136%	130 +136%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −140%	120 +140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −130%	92 +130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −157%	75−80 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −143%	51 +143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −140%	84 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −144%	66 +144%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −131%	35−40 +131%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −157%	77 +157%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −124%	100−110 +124%
Hitman 3	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −125%	90−95 +125%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −146%	86 +146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −123%	78 +123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −157%	75−80 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −130%	92 +130%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −133%	42 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −138%	50 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −131%	35−40 +131%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −125%	54 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −124%	100−110 +124%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −126%	79 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −157%	75−80 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −143%	51 +143%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−140%

72
+140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −139%	40−45 +139%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −124%	45−50 +124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −144%	21−24 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Hitman 3	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −124%	45−50 +124%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −139%	40−45 +139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −133%	45−50 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−138%

35−40
+138%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −144%	21−24 +144%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −121%	31 +121%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −121%	30−35 +121%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −144%	21−24 +144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−122%

20−22

+122%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and RTX A4000 compete in popular games:

RTX A4000 is 110% faster in 1080p
RTX A4000 is 119% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.82	50.23
Recency	23 April 2019	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	140 Watt