GeForce GTX 1660 vs Quadro 4000

Place in performance ranking	669	170
Place by popularity	not in top-100	47
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	24.96
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GF100	Turing TU116
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 November 2010 (13 years ago)	14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$219
Current price	$295 (0.2x MSRP)	$252 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 4700% better value for money than Quadro 4000.

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	256	1408
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	15.20	157.1
Floating-point performance	486.4 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	229 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2808 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.86 GB/s	192.1 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	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	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	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.0	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.

Quadro 4000 3.83

GTX 1660 30.25
+690%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Quadro 4000 by 690% 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%

Quadro 4000 1479

GTX 1660 11684
+690%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Quadro 4000 by 690% 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%

Quadro 4000 4968

GTX 1660 57304
+1053%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Quadro 4000 by 1053% 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	10−12 −740%	84 +740%
1440p	6−7 −733%	50 +733%
4K	3−4 −800%	27 +800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

71
−675%

550−600

+675%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −614%	400−450 +614%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 −663%	450−500 +663%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −658%	750−800 +658%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 −653%	550−600 +653%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 −676%	450−500 +676%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −635%	500−550 +635%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −679%	600−650 +679%
Forza Horizon 4	132 −658%	1000−1050 +658%
Hitman 3	69 −625%	500−550 +625%
Horizon Zero Dawn	172 −685%	1350−1400 +685%
Metro Exodus	144 −664%	1100−1150 +664%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 −659%	850−900 +659%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	132 −658%	1000−1050 +658%
Watch Dogs: Legion	78 −669%	600−650 +669%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −614%	400−450 +614%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 −614%	300−310 +614%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −658%	750−800 +658%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	67 −646%	500−550 +646%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 −645%	350−400 +645%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −635%	500−550 +635%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −679%	600−650 +679%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −660%	950−1000 +660%
Hitman 3	56 −614%	400−450 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	287 −684%	2250−2300 +684%
Metro Exodus	100 −650%	750−800 +650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90 −678%	700−750 +678%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 −673%	850−900 +673%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	102 −684%	800−850 +684%
Watch Dogs: Legion	214 −671%	1650−1700 +671%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −614%	400−450 +614%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 −684%	290−300 +684%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 −614%	350−400 +614%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −650%	300−310 +650%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −635%	500−550 +635%
Forza Horizon 4	98 −665%	750−800 +665%
Horizon Zero Dawn	93 −653%	700−750 +653%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95 −689%	750−800 +689%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 −689%	450−500 +689%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 −659%	220−230 +659%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

81
−641%

600−650

+641%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −689%	450−500 +689%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 −679%	600−650 +679%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −681%	250−260 +681%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 −678%	210−220 +678%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 −684%	400−450 +684%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 −650%	180−190 +650%
Far Cry 5	59 −663%	450−500 +663%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −689%	600−650 +689%
Hitman 3	39 −669%	300−310 +669%
Horizon Zero Dawn	67 −646%	500−550 +646%
Metro Exodus	59 −663%	450−500 +663%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 −646%	500−550 +646%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −650%	300−310 +650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −689%	150−160 +689%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

53
−655%

400−450

+655%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −667%	230−240 +667%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −650%	180−190 +650%
Hitman 3	21 −662%	160−170 +662%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −678%	280−290 +678%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 −650%	180−190 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −671%	270−280 +671%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −689%	150−160 +689%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 −633%	110−120 +633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 −665%	130−140 +665%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −650%	75−80 +650%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −665%	130−140 +665%
Forza Horizon 4	50 −600%	350−400 +600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	38 −689%	300−310 +689%
Metro Exodus	31 −674%	240−250 +674%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 −650%	90−95 +650%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

26
−669%

200−210

+669%

This is how Quadro 4000 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 is 740% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 is 733% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 is 800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.83	30.25
Recency	2 November 2010	14 March 2019
Cost	$1199	$219
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	120 Watt