GeForce GTX 1660 vs Go 6400
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 6400 with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1660 outperforms Go 6400 by a whopping 50450% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1472 | 188 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 40 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 46.96 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 17.40 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV44 A2 | TU116 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2006 (18 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.
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 | 7 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 157.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.027 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 48 |
| TMUs | 4 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-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 type | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 350 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.6 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 | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 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.
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.
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 | -0−1 | 84 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 51 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 27 |
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 | 8−9
−800%
|
72
+800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7000%
|
71
+7000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−600%
|
56
+600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−3200%
|
132
+3200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−3633%
|
112
+3633%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−500%
|
48
+500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45
+4400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2800%
|
145
+2800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110
+2650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−5300%
|
216
+5300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40
+1233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−2450%
|
100−110
+2450%
|
| World of Tanks | 9−10
−2944%
|
270−280
+2944%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−438%
|
43
+438%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3700%
|
38
+3700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1600%
|
85−90
+1600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2275%
|
95
+2275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−4325%
|
170−180
+4325%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 0−1 | 129 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−189%
|
26
+189%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1050%
|
23
+1050%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2250%
|
90−95
+2250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−4700%
|
45−50
+4700%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−1700%
|
72
+1700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−227%
|
49
+227%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−227%
|
49
+227%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−227%
|
49
+227%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10
+900%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−480%
|
87
+480%
|
| Valorant | 0−1 | 38 |
Full HD
Low Preset
| Elden Ring | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| Valorant | 138
+0%
|
138
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Valorant | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 197
+0%
|
197
+0%
|
| Valorant | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GTX 1660 is 7000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 1660 is ahead in 29 tests (48%)
- there's a draw in 31 test (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.06 | 30.33 |
| Recency | 1 February 2006 | 14 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 12 nm |
GTX 1660 has a 50450% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6400 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce Go 6400 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.
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