Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce GTX 1660 vs Quadro 2000D
Aggregated performance score
Quadro 2000D
2011
1024 MB GDDR5
2.51
GTX 1660
2019
6 GB GDDR5
30.18
+1102%
GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Quadro 2000D by 1102% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 791 | 171 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 43 |
| Value for money | 0.37 | 25.03 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | Turing TU116 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 October 2011 (12 years old) | 14 March 2019 (5 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $219 |
| Current price | $151 (0.3x MSRP) | $252 (1.2x MSRP) |
Value for money
GTX 1660 has 6665% better value for money than Quadro 2000D.
Technical specs
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 | 192 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 157.1 |
| Floating-point performance | 480.0 gflops | no data |
Size and 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 178 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2600 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 192.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 2x DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
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 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 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.
GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Quadro 2000D by 1102% based on our aggregated 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%
GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Quadro 2000D by 1100% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Quadro 2000D by 1357% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
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 | 7−8
−1129%
| 86
+1129%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−1500%
| 48
+1500%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−1300%
| 28
+1300%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 2.51 | 30.18 |
| Recency | 5 October 2011 | 14 March 2019 |
| Cost | $599 | $219 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 120 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 2000D in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro 2000D is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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