GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile vs GeForce GTX 960
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and GeForce GTX 960, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 960, check out specs charts below.
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 960
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
Check Price
Check Price
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 960 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is build with Turing architecture, and GeForce GTX 960 - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is 328 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 960 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is 11993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
21−24
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
16−18
10−11
low / 720p
80−85
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
high / 1080p
80−85
55−60
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
55−60
35−40
4K / 2160p
30−33
18−20
low / 720p
130−140
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Battlefield 5 is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
220−230
ultra / 1080p
−
180−190
QHD / 1440p
150−160
110−120
4K / 2160p
100−110
70−75
high / 768p
220−230
210−220
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Dota 2 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
high / 1080p
65−70
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
40−45
QHD / 1440p
40−45
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
80−85
medium / 1080p
70−75
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Far Cry 5 is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
high / 1080p
95−100
60−65
ultra / 1080p
75−80
45−50
QHD / 1440p
45−50
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
27−30
low / 720p
220−230
180−190
medium / 1080p
150−160
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Fortnite is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
high / 1080p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
50−55
30−35
4K / 2160p
35−40
24−27
low / 720p
140−150
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
160−170
140−150
medium / 768p
150−160
120−130
high / 1080p
100−110
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
QHD / 1440p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
high / 1080p
40−45
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
20−22
QHD / 1440p
24−27
16−18
4K / 2160p
14−16
8−9
low / 720p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile.
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
55−60
14−16
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
120−130
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 97% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
10−11
4K / 2160p
12−14
7−8
low / 720p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 51% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
190−200
130−140
medium / 768p
130−140
85−90
high / 1080p
75−80
45−50
ultra / 1080p
40−45
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
medium / 768p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
high / 768p
−
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in World of Tanks is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 960.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile
GeForce GTX 960
Architecture
Turing
Maxwell
Code name
N18E-G0
GM206
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
23 April 2019
22 January 2015
Pipelines
1536
1024
Core clock speed
1455 MHz
1127 MHz
Boost Clock
1590 MHz
1178 MHz
Transistor count
6,600 million
2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
152.6
72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
192 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
12000 MHz
7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
288.0 GB/s
112 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.1.126
CUDA
7.5
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
141.47 Sol/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
Check Price
Check Price