GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q with GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
22.87

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24634
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.0283.19
Power efficiency26.1325.43
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU116AD106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 21% better value for money than GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q.

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 cores15364352
Core clock speed1140 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed1335 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate128.2344.8
Floating-point processing power4.101 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs96136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.87
RTX 4060 Ti 59.36
+160%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814
RTX 4060 Ti 22874
+160%

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 HD78
−156%
200−210
+156%
4K31
−158%
80−85
+158%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.942.00
4K7.394.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−157%
95−100
+157%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
−150%
140−150
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Battlefield 5 88
−150%
220−230
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70
−157%
180−190
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−157%
95−100
+157%
Far Cry 5 92
−150%
230−240
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−150%
150−160
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−155%
350−400
+155%
Hitman 3 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−152%
270−280
+152%
Metro Exodus 120
−150%
300−310
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
−150%
230−240
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−147%
190−200
+147%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−155%
250−260
+155%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Battlefield 5 84
−150%
210−220
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
−158%
170−180
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−157%
95−100
+157%
Far Cry 5 77
−147%
190−200
+147%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−150%
150−160
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−155%
350−400
+155%
Hitman 3 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−152%
270−280
+152%
Metro Exodus 95
−153%
240−250
+153%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
−157%
190−200
+157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−147%
190−200
+147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−140%
120−130
+140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−155%
250−260
+155%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
−138%
100−105
+138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
−140%
120−130
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−157%
95−100
+157%
Far Cry 5 54
−159%
140−150
+159%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−155%
350−400
+155%
Hitman 3 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 79
−153%
200−210
+153%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−147%
190−200
+147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−155%
130−140
+155%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−155%
250−260
+155%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
−150%
180−190
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−157%
90−95
+157%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−131%
300−310
+131%
Hitman 3 27−30
−159%
70−75
+159%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−145%
120−130
+145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−159%
70−75
+159%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−129%
300−310
+129%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Hitman 3 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−154%
300−310
+154%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−158%
80−85
+158%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−159%
70−75
+159%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 156% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 158% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.87 59.36
Recency 23 April 2019 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 160 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 166.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 159.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.


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