GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs Quadro RTX 6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 6000 with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, including specs and performance data.

RTX 6000
2018
24 GB GDDR6, 260 Watt
41.70
+44.4%

RTX 6000 outperforms GTX 1660 Ti by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking73166
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.3939.05
Power efficiency12.6719.01
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU102TU116
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)22 February 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,299 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1660 Ti has 511% better value for money than RTX 6000.

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 cores46081536
Core clock speed1440 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate509.8169.9
Floating-point processing power16.31 TFLOPS5.437 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs28896
Tensor Cores576no data
Ray Tracing Cores72no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth672.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5
DLSS+-

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.

RTX 6000 41.70
+44.4%
GTX 1660 Ti 28.88

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.

RTX 6000 18633
+44.4%
GTX 1660 Ti 12908

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.

RTX 6000 147695
+142%
GTX 1660 Ti 60963

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 6000 126182
+116%
GTX 1660 Ti 58320

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

RTX 6000 159550
+144%
GTX 1660 Ti 65308

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 HD150−160
+44.2%
104
−44.2%
1440p85−90
+44.1%
59
−44.1%
4K55−60
+41%
39
−41%

Cost per frame, $

1080p41.99
−1465%
2.68
+1465%
1440p74.11
−1467%
4.73
+1467%
4K114.53
−1501%
7.15
+1501%
  • GTX 1660 Ti has 1465% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti has 1467% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti has 1501% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 109
+0%
109
+0%
Fortnite 247
+0%
247
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 131
+0%
131
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200
+0%
200
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+0%
57
+0%
Dota 2 181
+0%
181
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Fortnite 143
+0%
143
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+0%
119
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150
+0%
150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+0%
116
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%
Dota 2 168
+0%
168
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 129
+0%
129
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+0%
62
+0%
Valorant 118
+0%
118
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 117
+0%
117
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+0%
62
+0%
Metro Exodus 33
+0%
33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Far Cry 5 67
+0%
67
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+0%
77
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75
+0%
75
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 56
+0%
56
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Dota 2 94
+0%
94
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 51
+0%
51
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
+0%
39
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 25
+0%
25
+0%

This is how RTX 6000 and GTX 1660 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 6000 is 44% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 6000 is 44% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 6000 is 41% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.70 28.88
Recency 13 August 2018 22 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 6000 has a 44.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1660 Ti, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 116.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a desktop one.

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