GeForce GTX 950 vs GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

Place in the ranking	197	374
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	100.00	8.67
Power efficiency	24.87	10.62
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	TU116	GM206
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	20 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 1053% better value for money than GTX 950.

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 cores	1536	768
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	1024 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	1188 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	152.6	57.02
Floating-point processing power	4.884 TFLOPS	1.825 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	96	48

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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	202 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	no data	350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	105.6 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 Connectors	No outputs	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	-	+
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	-	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	-	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	7.5	+

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. 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 Mobile 28.90
+108%

GTX 950 13.89

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 20119
+141%

GTX 950 8351

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 14818
+139%

GTX 950 6208

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 97517
+160%

GTX 950 37454

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	89 +81.6%	49 −81.6%
1440p	57 +111%	27−30 −111%
4K	36 +56.5%	23 −56.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.57 +26.1%	3.24 −26.1%
1440p	4.02 +46.6%	5.89 −46.6%
4K	6.36 +8.7%	6.91 −8.7%

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 26% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 47% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 9% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	63 +152%	24−27 −152%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +219%	27−30 −219%
Elden Ring	95−100 +131%	40−45 −131%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	89 +97.8%	45−50 −97.8%
Counter-Strike 2	54 +116%	24−27 −116%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +133%	27−30 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	147 +163%	55−60 −163%
Metro Exodus	88 +132%	35−40 −132%
Red Dead Redemption 2	99 +191%	30−35 −191%
Valorant	148 +169%	55−60 −169%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	112 +149%	45−50 −149%
Counter-Strike 2	49 +96%	24−27 −96%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Dota 2	111 +344%	25 −344%
Elden Ring	102 +143%	40−45 −143%
Far Cry 5	75 +44.2%	50−55 −44.2%
Fortnite	130−140 +78.2%	75−80 −78.2%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +111%	55−60 −111%
Grand Theft Auto V	105 +184%	37 −184%
Metro Exodus	63 +65.8%	35−40 −65.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	232 +130%	100−110 −130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	41 +20.6%	30−35 −20.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +146%	39 −146%
Valorant	71 +29.1%	55−60 −29.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 +47.3%	180−190 −47.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +73.3%	45−50 −73.3%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +124%	24−27 −124%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Dota 2	116 +132%	50−55 −132%
Far Cry 5	119 +129%	50−55 −129%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +80.4%	55−60 −80.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +70.3%	100−110 −70.3%
Valorant	125 +127%	55−60 −127%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50−55 +150%	20−22 −150%
Elden Ring	54 +157%	21−24 −157%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +150%	20−22 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +54.9%	110−120 −54.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 +117%	12−14 −117%
World of Tanks	180−190 +91.8%	95−100 −91.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55 +96.4%	27−30 −96.4%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +150%	10−11 −150%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +167%	30−35 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +139%	30−35 −139%
Metro Exodus	60 +100%	30−33 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +159%	16−18 −159%
Valorant	81 +138%	30−35 −138%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +200%	9−10 −200%
Dota 2	50−55 +85.7%	28 −85.7%
Elden Ring	26 +189%	9−10 −189%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +85.7%	28 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	19 +111%	9−10 −111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90 +120%	40−45 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +85.7%	28 −85.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +200%	9−10 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Dota 2	85 +240%	24−27 −240%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +129%	16−18 −129%
Fortnite	37 +131%	16−18 −131%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Valorant	39 +160%	14−16 −160%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and GTX 950 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 82% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 111% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 57% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 344% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 1660 Ti Mobile surpassed GTX 950 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.90	13.89
Recency	23 April 2019	20 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	90 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 108.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 950 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.