GeForce GTX 1660 vs Go 7900 GTX

Place in the ranking	1166	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	52
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	48.76
Power efficiency	1.08	17.46
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G71	TU116
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 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.

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	32	1408
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	157.1
Floating-point processing power	no data	5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	24	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
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	2001 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 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.

Go 7900 GTX 0.70

GTX 1660 30.27
+4224%

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.

Go 7900 GTX 270

GTX 1660 11678
+4225%

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	1−2 −8100%	82 +8100%
1440p	1−2 −4800%	49 +4800%
4K	0−1	27

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.67
1440p	no data	4.47
4K	no data	8.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−2267%

71
+2267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2333%	73 +2333%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1833%	58 +1833%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −7600%	75−80 +7600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1280%	69 +1280%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2682%	306 +2682%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	112
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1650%	100−110 +1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −632%	227 +632%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −2975%	123 +2975%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1467%	47 +1467%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −7600%	75−80 +7600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1240%	67 +1240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2509%	287 +2509%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	79
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1733%	110 +1733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −540%	60−65 +540%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −590%	214 +590%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1533%	49 +1533%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40 +1233%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1080%	59 +1080%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −745%	93 +745%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1483%	95 +1483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −470%	57 +470%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.9%	29 −6.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−4500%

45−50
+4500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2300%	24 +2300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Hitman 3	6−7 −550%	39 +550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −9250%	187 +9250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1667%

53
+1667%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

24−27

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	15

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1200%

26
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +0%	59 +0%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	113 +0%	113 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +0%	37 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	98 +0%	98 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +0%	27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +0%	34 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	59 +0%	59 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 +0%	67 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Hitman 3	21 +0%	21 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	63 +0%	63 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +0%	35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 +0%	17 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +0%	50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	36 +0%	36 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12 +0%

This is how Go 7900 GTX and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 is 8100% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 is 4800% faster in 1440p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Go 7900 GTX is 7% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 is 9250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Go 7900 GTX is ahead in 1 test (2%)
GTX 1660 is ahead in 34 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.70	30.27
Recency	18 April 2006	14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	120 Watt

Go 7900 GTX has 166.7% lower power consumption.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 4224.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7900 GTX 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.