GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q vs GTX 660 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking411not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.09no data
Power efficiency5.30no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104TU116
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2012 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $229

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 cores1344no data
Core clock speed915 MHz1140 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz1335 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate109.8no data
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs112no 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5no data
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

GTX 1660 Max-Q has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 660 Ti and GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q is a notebook one.


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