GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile vs GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

Place in the ranking	198	116
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	100.00	no data
Power efficiency	24.88	8.21
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	TU116	N16E-GXX SLI
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	22 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1536	4096
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	1126 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	1228 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	10400 Million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	330 Watt
Texture fill rate	152.6	no data
Floating-point processing power	4.884 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	96	no data

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
SLI options	-	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2x 8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	3500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_1
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	7.5	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 Mobile 28.91

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 39.38
+36.2%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 20119

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 33169
+64.9%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 49309
+3.4%

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 47704

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 14818

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 25453
+71.8%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 97517

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 155238
+59.2%

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	89 −46.1%	130 +46.1%
1440p	57 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%
4K	36 −91.7%	69 +91.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.57	no data
1440p	4.02	no data
4K	6.36	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	63 −30.2%	80−85 +30.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +2.4%	80−85 −2.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	89 −16.9%	100−110 +16.9%
Counter-Strike 2	54 −51.9%	80−85 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 −33.3%	80−85 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	147 −29.9%	190−200 +29.9%
Forza Horizon 5	69 −46.4%	100−110 +46.4%
Metro Exodus	88 −6.8%	90−95 +6.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	99 +28.6%	75−80 −28.6%
Valorant	148 −6.1%	150−160 +6.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	112 +7.7%	100−110 −7.7%
Counter-Strike 2	49 −67.3%	80−85 +67.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 −68%	80−85 +68%
Dota 2	111 −10.8%	120−130 +10.8%
Far Cry 5	75 −29.3%	95−100 +29.3%
Fortnite	130−140 −23.7%	170−180 +23.7%
Forza Horizon 4	118 −61.9%	190−200 +61.9%
Forza Horizon 5	60 −68.3%	100−110 +68.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	105 −16.2%	120−130 +16.2%
Metro Exodus	63 −49.2%	90−95 +49.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	232 +15.4%	200−210 −15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	41 −87.8%	75−80 +87.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 −46.9%	141 +46.9%
Valorant	71 −121%	150−160 +121%
World of Tanks	270−280 −3%	270−280 +3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 −33.3%	100−110 +33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 −46.4%	80−85 +46.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 −86.7%	80−85 +86.7%
Dota 2	116 −6%	120−130 +6%
Far Cry 5	119 +22.7%	95−100 −22.7%
Forza Horizon 4	101 −89.1%	190−200 +89.1%
Forza Horizon 5	50 −102%	100−110 +102%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −16.9%	200−210 +16.9%
Valorant	125 −25.6%	150−160 +25.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50−55 −46%	70−75 +46%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 −43.1%	70−75 +43.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 −50%	35−40 +50%
World of Tanks	180−190 −33%	250−260 +33%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55 −32.7%	70−75 +32.7%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −24%	30−35 +24%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −60%	40−45 +60%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −44.3%	120−130 +44.3%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −44.3%	110−120 +44.3%
Forza Horizon 5	42 −57.1%	65−70 +57.1%
Metro Exodus	60 −41.7%	85−90 +41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −53.3%	65−70 +53.3%
Valorant	81 −53.1%	120−130 +53.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Dota 2	50−55 −50%	75−80 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 −50%	75−80 +50%
Metro Exodus	19 −73.7%	30−35 +73.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90 −42.2%	120−130 +42.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −52.9%	24−27 +52.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −50%	75−80 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −70%	16−18 +70%
Dota 2	85 +9%	75−80 −9%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −48.7%	55−60 +48.7%
Fortnite	37 −51.4%	55−60 +51.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −44.4%	65−70 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 5	22 −68.2%	35−40 +68.2%
Valorant	39 −66.7%	65−70 +66.7%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and GTX 980 SLI Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 46% faster in 1080p
GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 32% faster in 1440p
GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 92% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 29% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 121% faster.

All in all, in popular games: