GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q vs Radeon RX 480
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480, 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 Max Q stacks up against Radeon RX 480, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q 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 Max Q here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q
Radeon RX 480
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon RX 480 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 480 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon RX 480 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is 20 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 480.
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q is 4000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 480.
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
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
QHD / 1440p
24−27
21−24
4K / 2160p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
70−75
medium / 1080p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon RX 480.
high / 1080p
70−75
65−70
ultra / 1080p
60−65
60−65
QHD / 1440p
45−50
45−50
4K / 2160p
24−27
21−24
low / 720p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
75−80
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Battlefield 5 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Call of Duty: Warzone is 7% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
230−240
ultra / 1080p
210−220
200−210
QHD / 1440p
150−160
140−150
4K / 2160p
100−110
95−100
high / 768p
220−230
220−230
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
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 Max Q in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480.
high / 1080p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
95−100
90−95
medium / 1080p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Far Cry 5 is 3% more, than Radeon RX 480.
high / 1080p
80−85
75−80
ultra / 1080p
60−65
60−65
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
low / 720p
200−210
200−210
medium / 1080p
130−140
130−140
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
75−80
70−75
ultra / 1080p
55−60
55−60
QHD / 1440p
40−45
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
low / 720p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
80−85
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p
150−160
150−160
medium / 768p
140−150
140−150
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
21−24
20−22
4K / 2160p
12−14
10−12
low / 720p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Metro Exodus is 8% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p
130−140
130−140
medium / 1080p
130−140
130−140
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
QHD / 1440p
14−16
14−16
4K / 2160p
10−11
10−11
low / 720p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480.
low / 768p
160−170
160−170
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
high / 1080p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
4K / 2160p
21−24
21−24
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
60−65
60−65
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max Q
Radeon RX 480
Architecture
Turing
Polaris
Code name
N18E-G0
Polaris 10 Ellesmere
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
23 April 2019
29 June 2016
Pipelines
1536
2304
Core clock speed
1140 MHz
1120 MHz
Boost Clock
1335 MHz
1266 MHz
Transistor count
6,600 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
128.2
182.3
Floating-point performance
5,834 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
12000 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
288.0 GB/s
224 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
CUDA
7.5
FreeSync
+
Bus support
n/a
HDMI
2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
610 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
n/a
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
n/a
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
n/a
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
DisplayPort support
1.4HDR
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
27 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
270 Sol/s
Compute units
36
AppAcceleration
n/a
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
GCN generation
4th Gen
Enduro
n/a
FRTC
+
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