Hawaii vs GeForce GTX 1660
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 and Hawaii, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1660 outperforms Hawaii by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 170 | 238 |
| Place by popularity | 47 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 24.98 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Turing TU116 | Hawaii |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 March 2019 (5 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | no data |
| Current price | $252 (1.2x MSRP) | $10.63 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2816 |
| Core clock speed | 1530 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1785 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 157.1 | 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 | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s | no data |
| 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 |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | no data |
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 | 84
+52.7%
| 55−60
−52.7%
|
| 1440p | 50
+42.9%
| 35−40
−42.9%
|
| 4K | 27
+50%
| 18−20
−50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−105
+40.8%
|
71
−40.8%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 75−80
+33.9%
|
55−60
−33.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 80−85
+35.6%
|
59
−35.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+41.4%
|
95−100
−41.4%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 100−105
+37%
|
73
−37%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+37.9%
|
58
−37.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+39.7%
|
65−70
−39.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 100−105
+29.9%
|
75−80
−29.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+36.4%
|
132
−36.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 95−100
+37.7%
|
69
−37.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 240−250
+39.5%
|
172
−39.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 200−210
+38.9%
|
144
−38.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 150−160
+33.9%
|
112
−33.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 180−190
+36.4%
|
132
−36.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
+41%
|
78
−41%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 75−80
+33.9%
|
55−60
−33.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
+31%
|
42
−31%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+41.4%
|
95−100
−41.4%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 95−100
+41.8%
|
67
−41.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
+38.3%
|
47
−38.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+39.7%
|
65−70
−39.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 100−105
+29.9%
|
75−80
−29.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+36%
|
120−130
−36%
|
| Hitman 3 | 75−80
+33.9%
|
56
−33.9%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 400−450
+39.4%
|
287
−39.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 140−150
+40%
|
100
−40%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 120−130
+33.3%
|
90
−33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 150−160
+36.4%
|
110
−36.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 140−150
+37.3%
|
102
−37.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 300−310
+40.2%
|
214
−40.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 75−80
+33.9%
|
55−60
−33.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 50−55
+35.1%
|
37
−35.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 65−70
+32.7%
|
49
−32.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40
−37.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+39.7%
|
65−70
−39.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+32.7%
|
98
−32.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 130−140
+39.8%
|
93
−39.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140
+36.8%
|
95
−36.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80−85
+40.4%
|
57
−40.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+37.9%
|
29
−37.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 110−120
+35.8%
|
81
−35.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+40.4%
|
55−60
−40.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 100−105
+29.9%
|
77
−29.9%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+40.6%
|
30−35
−40.6%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 35−40
+29.6%
|
27
−29.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 70−75
+37.3%
|
51
−37.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+25%
|
24
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
+35.6%
|
59
−35.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−105
+31.6%
|
76
−31.6%
|
| Hitman 3 | 55−60
+41%
|
39
−41%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 95−100
+41.8%
|
67
−41.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
+35.6%
|
59
−35.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 95−100
+41.8%
|
67
−41.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45
−37.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+42.1%
|
19
−42.1%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
+41.5%
|
53
−41.5%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−33
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+28.6%
|
21
−28.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+38.9%
|
35−40
−38.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+25%
|
24
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+28.6%
|
35
−28.6%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+42.1%
|
18−20
−42.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+40%
|
15
−40%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
+41.2%
|
17
−41.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+40%
|
10
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+41.2%
|
16−18
−41.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+40%
|
50
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+31.6%
|
38
−31.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+29%
|
31
−29%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12
−33.3%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+34.6%
|
26
−34.6%
|
This is how GTX 1660 and Hawaii compete in popular games:
- GTX 1660 is 53% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1660 is 43% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1660 is 50% faster in 4K
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