GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile vs Quadro RTX 4000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4000 outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Mobile by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 123 | 210 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 37.49 | 100.00 |
| Power efficiency | 16.91 | 24.69 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | TU104 | TU116 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 November 2018 (6 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $229 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 167% better value for money than RTX 4000.
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 | 2304 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1005 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 222.5 | 152.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.119 TFLOPS | 4.884 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 144 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | 288 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | no data |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1625 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 416.0 GB/s | 288.0 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 Connectors | 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | + | - |
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 | 120−130
+36.4%
| 88
−36.4%
|
| 1440p | 75−80
+29.3%
| 58
−29.3%
|
| 4K | 45−50
+28.6%
| 35
−28.6%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 7.49
−188%
| 2.60
+188%
|
| 1440p | 11.99
−204%
| 3.95
+204%
|
| 4K | 19.98
−205%
| 6.54
+205%
|
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 188% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 204% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 205% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Atomic Heart | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 147
+0%
|
147
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Atomic Heart | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 111
+0%
|
111
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 134
+0%
|
134
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Valorant | 209
+0%
|
209
+0%
|
| Atomic Heart | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 121
+0%
|
121
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Valorant | 207
+0%
|
207
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Valorant | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 197
+0%
|
197
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 152
+0%
|
152
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
This is how RTX 4000 and GTX 1660 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4000 is 36% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4000 is 29% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4000 is 29% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.06 | 24.86 |
| Recency | 13 November 2018 | 23 April 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX 4000 has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.
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