Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Place in the ranking	161	378
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.88	no data
Power efficiency	19.30	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	no data
GPU code name	TU116	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	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	8
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	169.9	no data
Floating-point processing power	5.437 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
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 33.56
+145%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.71

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Ti 483604
+72.6%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

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	103 +281%	27 −281%
1440p	60 +150%	24−27 −150%
4K	39 +179%	14−16 −179%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.71	no data
1440p	4.65	no data
4K	7.15	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +179%	24−27 −179%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +189%	27−30 −189%
Elden Ring	84 +105%	40−45 −105%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +100%	45−50 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +179%	24−27 −179%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	156 +184%	55−60 −184%
Metro Exodus	98 +165%	35−40 −165%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +250%	30−35 −250%
Valorant	161 +198%	50−55 −198%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	123 +173%	45−50 −173%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +179%	24−27 −179%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Dota 2	140 +186%	45−50 −186%
Elden Ring	116 +183%	40−45 −183%
Far Cry 5	118 +127%	50−55 −127%
Fortnite	134 +74%	75−80 −74%
Forza Horizon 4	127 +131%	55−60 −131%
Grand Theft Auto V	119 +143%	45−50 −143%
Metro Exodus	68 +83.8%	35−40 −83.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +87%	100−105 −87%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +32.4%	30−35 −32.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +174%	40−45 −174%
Valorant	82 +51.9%	50−55 −51.9%
World of Tanks	270−280 +52.7%	180−190 −52.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +73.3%	45−50 −73.3%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +179%	24−27 −179%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Dota 2	168 +243%	45−50 −243%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +73.1%	50−55 −73.1%
Forza Horizon 4	110 +100%	55−60 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	98 −2%	100−105 +2%
Valorant	118 +119%	50−55 −119%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	62 +226%	18−20 −226%
Elden Ring	62 +195%	21−24 −195%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 +210%	20−22 −210%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +60.6%	100−110 −60.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 +133%	12−14 −133%
World of Tanks	210−220 +122%	95−100 −122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +133%	27−30 −133%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +231%	30−35 −231%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +136%	30−35 −136%
Metro Exodus	65 +124%	27−30 −124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +224%	16−18 −224%
Valorant	82 +141%	30−35 −141%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
Dota 2	56 +133%	24−27 −133%
Elden Ring	25 +178%	9−10 −178%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 +133%	24−27 −133%
Metro Exodus	21 +133%	9−10 −133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +165%	40−45 −165%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 +111%	9−10 −111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +133%	24−27 −133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +138%	12−14 −138%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Dota 2	94 +292%	24−27 −292%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +176%	16−18 −176%
Fortnite	45−50 +200%	14−16 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +126%	18−20 −126%
Valorant	41 +173%	14−16 −173%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti is 281% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti is 150% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti is 179% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti is 292% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 17% faster.

All in all, in popular games: