GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile vs GeForce GTX 590

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and GeForce GTX 590. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and GeForce GTX 590. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile GeForce GTX 590
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Display Connectors No outputs 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 590 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3066 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 590 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is build with Turing architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is 240 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is 10293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−11
QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 80−85 35−40
medium / 1080p 60−65 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 188% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile GeForce GTX 590
Architecture Turing Fermi
Code name N18E-G0 GF110
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 23 April 2019 24 March 2011
Pipelines 1536 1024
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1590 MHz
Transistor count 6,600 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 152.6 77.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 327.7 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.5 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 7.5 +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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