GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q vs RTX 2070 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	171	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.64	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N18E-G2 MAX-Q TU106	TU116
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$229
Current price	$1311	$1649 (7.2x MSRP)

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	2304	no data
Core clock speed	885-1080 MHz	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	1185-1305 MHz	1335 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80-90 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	170.6	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and GeForce GTX 1660 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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