RTX A400 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile outperforms RTX A400 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 209 | 371 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 100.00 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.58 | 20.23 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU116 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 152.6 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.884 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 96 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 and SDK 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 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 88
+95.6%
| 45−50
−95.6%
|
| 1440p | 58
+115%
| 27−30
−115%
|
| 4K | 35
+119%
| 16−18
−119%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.60 | no data |
| 1440p | 3.95 | no data |
| 4K | 6.54 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 147
+96%
|
75−80
−96%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 86
+115%
|
40−45
−115%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 74
+111%
|
35−40
−111%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 111
+102%
|
55−60
−102%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 133
+105%
|
65−70
−105%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 68
+127%
|
30−33
−127%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+107%
|
45−50
−107%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
+98.5%
|
65−70
−98.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 134
+106%
|
65−70
−106%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100
+100%
|
50−55
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 62
+107%
|
30−33
−107%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+94.5%
|
55−60
−94.5%
|
| Valorant | 209
+109%
|
100−105
−109%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 103
+106%
|
50−55
−106%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 101
+102%
|
50−55
−102%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+105%
|
130−140
−105%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 54
+100%
|
27−30
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 121
+102%
|
60−65
−102%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+97.8%
|
45−50
−97.8%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
+98.5%
|
65−70
−98.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 125
+108%
|
60−65
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90
+100%
|
45−50
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 105
+110%
|
50−55
−110%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 48
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 54
+100%
|
27−30
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+94.5%
|
55−60
−94.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 103
+106%
|
50−55
−106%
|
| Valorant | 207
+107%
|
100−105
−107%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 94
+109%
|
45−50
−109%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 52
+117%
|
24−27
−117%
|
| Dota 2 | 116
+111%
|
55−60
−111%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 83
+108%
|
40−45
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 99
+98%
|
50−55
−98%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35
+119%
|
16−18
−119%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 109
+98.2%
|
55−60
−98.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55
+104%
|
27−30
−104%
|
| Valorant | 125
+108%
|
60−65
−108%
|
| Fortnite | 107
+94.5%
|
55−60
−94.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+107%
|
30−33
−107%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+98.9%
|
95−100
−98.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
+113%
|
24−27
−113%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+106%
|
85−90
−106%
|
| Valorant | 197
+97%
|
100−105
−97%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 69
+97.1%
|
35−40
−97.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60
+100%
|
30−33
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+119%
|
21−24
−119%
|
| Fortnite | 69
+97.1%
|
35−40
−97.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
+117%
|
24−27
−117%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35
+119%
|
16−18
−119%
|
| Valorant | 152
+103%
|
75−80
−103%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 38
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 85
+113%
|
40−45
−113%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 31
+121%
|
14−16
−121%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+121%
|
14−16
−121%
|
This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and RTX A400 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 96% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 115% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 119% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.81 | 14.30 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 16 April 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 50 Watt |
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 94.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX A400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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