Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660
2019
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
28.95
+10.8%

GTX 1660 outperforms Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking191208
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.07no data
Power efficiency17.4053.82
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU116AD107
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date14 March 2019 (5 years ago)26 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores14082048
Core clock speed1530 MHz1485 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz2025 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1129.6
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs8864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2001 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.1 GB/s128.0 GB/s
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 28.95
+10.8%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 26.12

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1660 21064
+4.1%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 20239

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1660 71229
+7.4%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 66297

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.

GTX 1660 14164
+0.2%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 14136

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 HD84
+12%
75−80
−12%
1440p51
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%
4K27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.61no data
1440p4.29no data
4K8.11no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 72
+20%
60−65
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Counter-Strike 2 56
+12%
50−55
−12%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+20%
110−120
−20%
Forza Horizon 5 86
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%
Metro Exodus 95
+11.8%
85−90
−11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 112
+12%
100−105
−12%
Valorant 138
+15%
120−130
−15%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Counter-Strike 2 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Dota 2 150
+15.4%
130−140
−15.4%
Far Cry 5 145
+11.5%
130−140
−11.5%
Fortnite 140−150
+20%
120−130
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 110
+15.8%
95−100
−15.8%
Forza Horizon 5 63
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 115
+15%
100−105
−15%
Metro Exodus 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 216
+13.7%
190−200
−13.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+13.3%
90−95
−13.3%
Valorant 65
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
World of Tanks 270−280
+14.2%
240−250
−14.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Dota 2 197
+15.9%
170−180
−15.9%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+13.3%
75−80
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 95
+11.8%
85−90
−11.8%
Forza Horizon 5 59
+18%
50−55
−18%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+18%
150−160
−18%
Valorant 115
+15%
100−105
−15%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 129
+17.3%
110−120
−17.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
World of Tanks 190−200
+15.3%
170−180
−15.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+20%
50−55
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+11.7%
60−65
−11.7%
Forza Horizon 5 40
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 59
+18%
50−55
−18%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Valorant 72
+20%
60−65
−20%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Dota 2 49
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Metro Exodus 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 49
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Counter-Strike 2 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Dota 2 87
+16%
75−80
−16%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Fortnite 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 5 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Valorant 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

This is how GTX 1660 and Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is 12% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 is 13% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 is 13% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.95 26.12
Recency 14 March 2019 26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 1660 has a 10.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 242.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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