Tonga vs GeForce GTX 1660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 and Tonga, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660
2019
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
30.27
+111%

GTX 1660 outperforms Tonga by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking170341
Place by popularity47not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.98no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTuring TU116Tonga
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 March 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$219 no data
Current price$252 (1.2x MSRP)$23

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores14082048
Core clock speed1530 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1785 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,600 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate157.1no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed8000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192.1 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.170
CUDA7.5no 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 HD84
+140%
35−40
−140%
1440p50
+138%
21−24
−138%
4K27
+125%
12−14
−125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+97.2%
71
−97.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+96.4%
55−60
−96.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+103%
59
−103%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+102%
95−100
−102%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 150−160
+105%
73
−105%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+107%
58
−107%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+106%
65−70
−106%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+108%
75−80
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+105%
132
−105%
Hitman 3 140−150
+103%
69
−103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+103%
172
−103%
Metro Exodus 300−310
+108%
144
−108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 230−240
+105%
112
−105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 270−280
+105%
132
−105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+105%
78
−105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+96.4%
55−60
−96.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+102%
42
−102%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+102%
95−100
−102%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 140−150
+109%
67
−109%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+102%
47
−102%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+106%
65−70
−106%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+108%
75−80
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+108%
120−130
−108%
Hitman 3 110−120
+96.4%
56
−96.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 600−650
+109%
287
−109%
Metro Exodus 210−220
+110%
100
−110%
Red Dead Redemption 2 180−190
+100%
90
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+109%
110
−109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 210−220
+106%
102
−106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 450−500
+110%
214
−110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+96.4%
55−60
−96.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+103%
37
−103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+104%
49
−104%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+100%
40
−100%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+106%
65−70
−106%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+104%
98
−104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+104%
93
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+111%
95
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+111%
57
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+107%
29
−107%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 170−180
+110%
81
−110%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+111%
55−60
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+108%
77
−108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+104%
27
−104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+96.1%
51
−96.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+108%
24
−108%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+103%
59
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+111%
76
−111%
Hitman 3 80−85
+105%
39
−105%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+109%
67
−109%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+103%
59
−103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+109%
67
−109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+100%
40−45
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+111%
19
−111%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+108%
53
−108%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Hitman 3 40−45
+90.5%
21
−90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+108%
35−40
−108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+108%
24
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+100%
35
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+100%
15
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+106%
17
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+110%
10
−110%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+100%
50
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+111%
38
−111%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+110%
31
−110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+100%
12
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+92.3%
26
−92.3%

This is how GTX 1660 and Tonga compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is 140% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 is 138% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 is 125% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.27 14.35
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tonga in performance tests.


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