GeForce GTX 1660 vs GTX 580M

Place in the ranking	615	188
Place by popularity	not in top-100	40
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	46.96
Power efficiency	3.71	17.40
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF114	TU116
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 June 2011 (13 years ago)	14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	384	1408
Core clock speed	620 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.68	157.1
Floating-point processing power	0.9523 TFLOPS	5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	64	88

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	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2001 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB/s	192.1 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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 580M 5.39

GTX 1660 30.33
+463%

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 580M 2074

GTX 1660 11662
+462%

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 580M 3117

GTX 1660 21064
+576%

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 580M 14404

GTX 1660 71229
+395%

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.

GTX 580M 6389

GTX 1660 57923
+807%

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:

900p	46 −443%	250−260 +443%
Full HD	55 −52.7%	84 +52.7%
1200p	42 −448%	230−240 +448%
1440p	9−10 −467%	51 +467%
4K	4−5 −575%	27 +575%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.61
1440p	no data	4.29
4K	no data	8.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −454%	72 +454%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −545%	71 +545%
Elden Ring	12−14 −546%	84 +546%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −456%	85−90 +456%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −331%	56 +331%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −500%	132 +500%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −631%	95 +631%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −600%	112 +600%
Valorant	14−16 −886%	138 +886%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −456%	85−90 +456%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −269%	48 +269%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −309%	45 +309%
Dota 2	18−20 −733%	150 +733%
Elden Ring	12−14 −592%	90 +592%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −458%	145 +458%
Fortnite	30−35 −350%	140−150 +350%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −400%	110 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −539%	115 +539%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −408%	66 +408%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −380%	216 +380%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −150%	40 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −500%	100−110 +500%
Valorant	14−16 −364%	65 +364%
World of Tanks	85−90 −215%	270−280 +215%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −456%	85−90 +456%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −231%	43 +231%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −245%	38 +245%
Dota 2	18−20 −994%	197 +994%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −227%	85−90 +227%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −332%	95 +332%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −293%	170−180 +293%
Valorant	14−16 −721%	115 +721%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −1200%	52 +1200%
Elden Ring	6−7 −683%	47 +683%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −940%	52 +940%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −279%	129 +279%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −525%	25 +525%
World of Tanks	35−40 −403%	190−200 +403%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −650%	60−65 +650%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −189%	26 +189%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −475%	23 +475%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −755%	90−95 +755%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −738%	67 +738%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1080%	59 +1080%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Valorant	14−16 −380%	72 +380%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −188%	49 +188%
Elden Ring	3−4 −600%	21 +600%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −206%	49 +206%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1900%	20 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −440%	81 +440%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −533%	18−20 +533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −188%	49 +188%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Dota 2	16−18 −412%	87 +412%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Fortnite	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −800%	36 +800%
Valorant	5−6 −660%	38 +660%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

27−30

+0%

27−30

+0%

This is how GTX 580M and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 is 443% faster in 900p
GTX 1660 is 53% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 is 448% faster in 1200p
GTX 1660 is 467% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 is 575% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1660 is ahead in 61 test (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.39	30.33
Recency	28 June 2011	14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt

GTX 580M has 20% lower power consumption.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 462.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.

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