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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
37.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
71.8Inno Score
26.4Rasterization73.5
20Ray Tracing68.5
37.9Memoryspec-based74.6
88.3Efficiencyspec-based55.2
33.7Compute86.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti12 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+53) and Ray Tracing (+49). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

  • 73% lower TDP: 120 W vs 450 W
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $1,599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

  • Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 26
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 86 vs 34
  • 967% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 1,536
  • 475% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 6,261

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Announced20192022
ArchitectureTuringAda Lovelace
Process12 nm5 nm+58%
TDP120 W+73%450 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Shading units1,53616,384+967%
RT cores0128
Tensor / AI cores0512
Base clock1,500 MHz2,235 MHz+49%
Boost clock1,770 MHz2,520 MHz+42%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
VRAM6 GB24 GB+300%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Bus width192 bit384 bit+100%
Bandwidth288 GB/s1,008 GB/s+250%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
3DMark Time Spy6,261Bottom 23%36,000+475%Top 3%
3DMark Speed Way—10,100Top 4%
PassMark G3D12,565Bottom 25%38,500+206%Top 3%
1080p Ultra—225 fpsTop 4%
1440p Ultra—180 fpsTop 4%
4K Ultra—112 fpsTop 4%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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