GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs 650 Ti

Place in performance ranking	539	227
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.63	16.07
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GK106	N18E-G0
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	9 October 2012 (11 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$229
Current price	$251 (1.7x MSRP)	$1037 (4.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 2451% better value for money than GTX 650 Ti.

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	768	1536
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	928 MHz	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1335 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.2 billion/sec	128.2
Floating-point performance	1,425 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 650 Ti and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 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.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.4 GB/s	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	288.0 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 Displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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 650 Ti 6.52

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.80
+250%

1660 Ti Max-Q outperforms 650 Ti by 250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 650 Ti 2522

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814
+249%

1660 Ti Max-Q outperforms 650 Ti by 249% in Passmark.

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 650 Ti 3430

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 13355
+289%

1660 Ti Max-Q outperforms 650 Ti by 289% 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	21−24 −281%	80 +281%
1440p	8−9 −275%	30 +275%
4K	9−10 −278%	34 +278%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.52	22.80
Recency	9 October 2012	23 April 2019
Cost	$149	$229
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	60 Watt