GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and GeForce GTX 280M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
24.86
+737%

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile outperforms GTX 280M SLI by a whopping 737% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking210743
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
Power efficiency24.691.57
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameTU116N10E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)2 March 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1536256
Core clock speed1455 MHz585 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,600 million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate152.6no data
Floating-point processing power4.884 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs96no 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz950 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5+

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.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 24.86
+737%
GTX 280M SLI 2.97

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 49309
+423%
GTX 280M SLI 9435

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 HD88
+780%
10−12
−780%
1440p58
+867%
6−7
−867%
4K35
+775%
4−5
−775%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.60no data
1440p3.95no data
4K6.54no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 109
+1263%
8−9
−1263%
Counter-Strike 2 147
+1370%
10−11
−1370%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+1129%
7−8
−1129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 81
+913%
8−9
−913%
Battlefield 5 111
+825%
12−14
−825%
Counter-Strike 2 133
+1230%
10−11
−1230%
Cyberpunk 2077 68
+871%
7−8
−871%
Far Cry 5 93
+1229%
7−8
−1229%
Fortnite 120−130
+659%
16−18
−659%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+793%
14−16
−793%
Forza Horizon 5 100
+1329%
7−8
−1329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+664%
14−16
−664%
Valorant 209
+335%
45−50
−335%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50
+525%
8−9
−525%
Battlefield 5 103
+758%
12−14
−758%
Counter-Strike 2 101
+910%
10−11
−910%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+353%
55−60
−353%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+671%
7−8
−671%
Dota 2 121
+290%
30−35
−290%
Far Cry 5 89
+1171%
7−8
−1171%
Fortnite 120−130
+659%
16−18
−659%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+733%
14−16
−733%
Forza Horizon 5 90
+1186%
7−8
−1186%
Grand Theft Auto V 105
+1067%
9−10
−1067%
Metro Exodus 54
+800%
6−7
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+664%
14−16
−664%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+930%
10−11
−930%
Valorant 207
+331%
45−50
−331%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 94
+683%
12−14
−683%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+643%
7−8
−643%
Dota 2 116
+274%
30−35
−274%
Far Cry 5 83
+1086%
7−8
−1086%
Forza Horizon 4 99
+560%
14−16
−560%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 109
+679%
14−16
−679%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+450%
10−11
−450%
Valorant 125
+160%
45−50
−160%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 107
+529%
16−18
−529%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+1450%
4−5
−1450%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+683%
24−27
−683%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%
Metro Exodus 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+548%
27−30
−548%
Valorant 197
+516%
30−35
−516%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 69
+763%
8−9
−763%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry 5 60
+1100%
5−6
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+788%
8−9
−788%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 69
+1050%
6−7
−1050%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+225%
16−18
−225%
Metro Exodus 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
Valorant 152
+850%
16−18
−850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 38
+850%
4−5
−850%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Dota 2 85
+750%
10−11
−750%
Far Cry 5 31
+933%
3−4
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and GTX 280M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 780% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 867% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 775% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 2900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1660 Ti Mobile surpassed GTX 280M SLI in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.86 2.97
Recency 23 April 2019 2 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 737% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 358.3% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M SLI in performance tests.

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