RTX A2000 12 GB vs GeForce GTX 1660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 with RTX A2000 12 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660
2019
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
30.28

RTX A2000 12 GB outperforms GTX 1660 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking186142
Place by popularity39not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.1788.68
Power efficiency17.3034.80
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU116GA106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 March 2019 (5 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 12 GB has 84% better value for money than GTX 1660.

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 cores14083328
Core clock speed1530 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1124.8
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs88104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2001 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.1 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 30.28
RTX A2000 12 GB 35.53
+17.3%

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 11669
RTX A2000 12 GB 13689
+17.3%

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 HD83
−14.5%
95−100
+14.5%
1440p49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
4K26
−15.4%
30−35
+15.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.644.73
1440p4.478.16
4K8.4214.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 71
−12.7%
80−85
+12.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−11.1%
110−120
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
−16.4%
85−90
+16.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−15.2%
190−200
+15.2%
Hitman 3 69
−15.9%
80−85
+15.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 306
−14.4%
350−400
+14.4%
Metro Exodus 144
−11.1%
160−170
+11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 112
−16.1%
130−140
+16.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−14.3%
120−130
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
−14.5%
260−270
+14.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 123
−13.8%
140−150
+13.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−11.1%
110−120
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
−17%
55−60
+17%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−15.2%
190−200
+15.2%
Hitman 3 67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
−4.5%
300−310
+4.5%
Metro Exodus 113
−15%
130−140
+15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 79
−13.9%
90−95
+13.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110
−9.1%
120−130
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−17.2%
75−80
+17.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 214
−16.8%
250−260
+16.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%
Hitman 3 59
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
−7.5%
100−105
+7.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
−15.8%
110−120
+15.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
−14%
65−70
+14%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81
−17.3%
95−100
+17.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−14%
65−70
+14%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−14.9%
200−210
+14.9%
Hitman 3 39
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Metro Exodus 59
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 187
−12.3%
210−220
+12.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Hitman 3 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 63
−11.1%
70−75
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 44
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 50
−10%
55−60
+10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%

This is how GTX 1660 and RTX A2000 12 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 12 GB is 14% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 12 GB is 12% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 12 GB is 15% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.28 35.53
Recency 14 March 2019 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 70 Watt

RTX A2000 12 GB has a 17.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 71.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop card while RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation one.


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