Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
88
53
43
26
67
38
28
14
The Witcher 3
80
63
43
22
49
41
28
14
Counter-Strike 2
131
93
68
28
89
60
39
16
Far Cry 6
71
62
46
23
51
46
31
15
Hogwarts Legacy
44
36
28
13
30
21
16
9
COD Modern Warfare 3
56
44
32
20
37
30
21
14
Ghost of Tsushima
43
34
22
13
28
20
14
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
44
39
22
10
30
26
17
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
77
71
47
23
55
49
32
18
Avg FPS
1080p High7048
1080p Ultra5537
1440p Ultra3925
4K Ultra2013
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
5672
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Time Spy60473908
Solar Bay1926519003
Port Royal1549413
Fire Strike1618310196
Night Raid7443045167
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
67074
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Background Blur122.5 frames/s73.3 frames/s
Face Detection68.6 frames/s39.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.56 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.33 Gpix/sec2.13 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.21 Gpix/sec2.06 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.86 Gpix/sec0.55 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching273.3 Gpix/sec191.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8476.3 fps5921.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
12712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
G2D Mark804481
DirectX 11103 fps48 fps
DirectX 1249 fps42 fps
GPU Compute5099 Ops/s3639 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
70.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)396.1 fps262.9 fps
Car Chase339.7 fps255.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)304.7 fps207.6 fps
T-Rex1502.8 fps950.2 fps
ALU 21607.1 fps1377.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2272.1 fps232.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1760.21502.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2019 December, 17, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU116 GA107
Price 229 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 735-1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1785 MHz 1245-1477 MHz
Shader Units 1408 2048
TMUs 88 64
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 22 16
Ray Tracing Cores No 32
Tensor Cores No 64
L1 cache 64 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 86 Gpix/sec 40-47 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 157 GTex/s 80-95 GTex/s
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
TGP 125 W 30-45 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 6 billion 8 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² 40 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 64 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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