Radeon Vega 7 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | TU116B | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 May 2019 (4 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
| Current price | $911 (4x MSRP) | no data |
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 | 1280 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 1455 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 127.2 | 53.20 |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile and Radeon Vega 7 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 16000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 15 May 2019 | 13 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile and Radeon Vega 7 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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