GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs 1660

Place in performance ranking	170	365
Place by popularity	47	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.99	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Turing TU116	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 March 2019 (5 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data
Current price	$252 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1408	768
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1785 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	157.1	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 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.

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.1 GB/s	84 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	no data

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 30.24
+136%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.80

1660 outperforms 1050 3GB Mobile by 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1660 14055
+120%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

1660 outperforms 1050 3GB Mobile by 120% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	83 +137%	35−40 −137%
1440p	48 +167%	18−21 −167%
4K	29 +142%	12−14 −142%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

71
+137%

30−33

−137%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +146%	24−27 −146%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +148%	40−45 −148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 +143%	30−33 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +142%	24−27 −142%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +152%	27−30 −152%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +167%	30−33 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	132 +140%	55−60 −140%
Hitman 3	110 +144%	45−50 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	172 +146%	70−75 −146%
Metro Exodus	144 +140%	60−65 −140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +149%	45−50 −149%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	132 +140%	55−60 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	78 +160%	30−33 −160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +163%	16−18 −163%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +148%	40−45 −148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90 +157%	35−40 −157%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +161%	18−20 −161%
Far Cry 5	145 +142%	60−65 −142%
Far Cry New Dawn	45 +150%	18−20 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	123 +146%	50−55 −146%
Hitman 3	56 +167%	21−24 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	135 +145%	55−60 −145%
Metro Exodus	89 +154%	35−40 −154%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90 +157%	35−40 −157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	92 +163%	35−40 −163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	102 +155%	40−45 −155%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +144%	27−30 −144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 +172%	18−20 −172%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +150%	16−18 −150%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +152%	27−30 −152%
Forza Horizon 4	98 +145%	40−45 −145%
Horizon Zero Dawn	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
Metro Exodus	82 +173%	30−33 −173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +138%	24−27 −138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +142%	12−14 −142%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

81
+170%

30−33

−170%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 +157%	30−33 −157%
Hitman 3	36 +157%	14−16 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +150%	10−11 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +170%	10−11 −170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 +143%	21−24 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +140%	10−11 −140%
Far Cry 5	59 +146%	24−27 −146%
Forza Horizon 4	76 +153%	30−33 −153%
Horizon Zero Dawn	67 +148%	27−30 −148%
Metro Exodus	59 +146%	24−27 −146%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 +148%	27−30 −148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +144%	16−18 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +138%	8−9 −138%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	107 +138%	45−50 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	44 +144%	18−20 −144%
Hitman 3	21 +163%	8−9 −163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +157%	14−16 −157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +140%	10−11 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +150%	14−16 −150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +138%	21−24 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	38 +138%	16−18 −138%
Metro Exodus	31 +158%	12−14 −158%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +140%	5−6 −140%