ROG Ally Extreme GPU vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 192 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 100.00 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 25.27 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU116 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1455 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 152.6 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.884 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 96 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | no data | 280 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 51.2 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 | 1x USB Type-C |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D 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 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 13 June 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 30 Watt |
ROG Ally Extreme GPU has an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and ROG Ally Extreme GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while ROG Ally Extreme GPU is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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