L4 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

Place in performance ranking	189	173
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	30.53	35.00
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	N18E-G0	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$682 (3x MSRP)	$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

L4 has 15% better value for money than GTX 1660 Ti Mobile.

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	7424
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	72 Watt
Texture fill rate	152.6	489.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and L4 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	169 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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	24 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	12.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	300.1 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

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	8.9

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 Mobile 26.38

L4 29.82
+13%

L4 outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile by 13% 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 Mobile 10189

L4 11518
+13%

L4 outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile by 13% 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	86 −10.5%	95−100 +10.5%
1440p	58 −12.1%	65−70 +12.1%
4K	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−10.5%

95−100
+10.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80 −12.5%	90−95 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 −6.1%	70−75 +6.1%
Battlefield 5	129 −8.5%	140−150 +8.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 −9.8%	90−95 +9.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	68 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
Far Cry 5	98 −12.2%	110−120 +12.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	102 −7.8%	110−120 +7.8%
Forza Horizon 4	134 −11.9%	150−160 +11.9%
Hitman 3	77 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	143 −11.9%	160−170 +11.9%
Metro Exodus	126 −11.1%	140−150 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	99 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	147 −8.8%	160−170 +8.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	82 −9.8%	90−95 +9.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	69 −8.7%	75−80 +8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	49 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Battlefield 5	109 −10.1%	120−130 +10.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 −9.6%	80−85 +9.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 −11.1%	60−65 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	77 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	70 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	256 −9.4%	280−290 +9.4%
Hitman 3	65 −7.7%	70−75 +7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	207 −11.1%	230−240 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	94 −6.4%	100−105 +6.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	88 −8%	95−100 +8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	118 −10.2%	130−140 +10.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 −6.8%	110−120 +6.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	214 −12.1%	240−250 +12.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	53 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 −5.8%	55−60 +5.8%
Far Cry 5	57 −5.3%	60−65 +5.3%
Forza Horizon 4	99 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90 −11.1%	100−105 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 −8.9%	110−120 +8.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−12.5%

90−95
+12.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	66 −6.1%	70−75 +6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	72 −11.1%	80−85 +11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	36 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −8%	27−30 +8%
Far Cry 5	60 −8.3%	65−70 +8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Hitman 3	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 −7.7%	70−75 +7.7%
Metro Exodus	60 −8.3%	65−70 +8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −10.2%	65−70 +10.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	23 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−7.1%

60−65
+7.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	31 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 −8%	27−30 +8%
Hitman 3	25 −8%	27−30 +8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +0%	35−40 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	19 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	18 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Metro Exodus	32 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−11.1%

30−33
+11.1%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and L4 compete in popular games:

L4 is 10% faster in 1080p
L4 is 12% faster in 1440p
L4 is 8% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.38	29.82
Recency	23 April 2019	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	72 Watt