Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 vs AMD Radeon 780M
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, vs AMD Radeon 780M. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 81 46 37 22 | 51 26 22 12 |
The Witcher 3 | 72 59 42 21 | 29 25 13 n/a |
Counter-Strike 2 | 122 86 59 24 | 46 27 19 n/a |
Far Cry 6 | 65 57 42 21 | 39 31 19 10 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 41 34 24 12 | 20 15 11 n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 50 42 30 19 | 35 29 20 12 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 36 29 22 10 | 20 16 10 n/a |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 41 36 22 n/a | 20 19 11 n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 68 62 43 21 | 35 31 18 9 |
| 1080p High | 64 | 33 |
| 1080p Ultra | 50 | 24 |
| 1440p Ultra | 36 | 16 |
| 4K Ultra | 18 | - |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 5443 | 2781 |
| Solar Bay | 18090 | 11162 |
| Port Royal | 1457 | 1580 |
| Fire Strike | 14194 | 7824 |
| Night Raid | 66156 | 33611 |
| Background Blur | 107.7 frames/s | 86.4 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 58.6 frames/s | 35.8 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.07 Gpix/sec | 1.03 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.61 Gpix/sec | 1.36 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3 Gpix/sec | 1.41 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.77 Gpix/sec | 0.41 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 301.7 Gpix/sec | 132.4 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 8078.5 fps | 4470.7 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 776 | 878 |
| DirectX 11 | 79 fps | 67 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 48 fps | 31 fps |
| GPU Compute | 5157 Ops/s | 3719 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 355.8 fps | 183.4 fps |
| Car Chase | 317.5 fps | 202.9 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 282.1 fps | 161.6 fps |
| T-Rex | 1281.3 fps | 699.9 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1549.9 fps | 849.2 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 258.3 fps | 268.9 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1714.8 | 1373.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | March, 14, 2019 | January, 4, 2023 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Turing | RDNA 3.0 |
| Codename | TU116 | Phoenix |
| Price | 219 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1530 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1785 MHz | 2700-2800 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1408 | 768 |
| TMUs | 88 | 48 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 22 | 12 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 12 |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1536 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 86 Gpix/sec | 86-90 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 157 GTex/s | 130-134 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 5 TFLOPS | 4.1-4.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TGP | 120 W | 15 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor Size | 284 mm² | 178 mm² |
| Transistor count | 6 billion | 25.4 billion |
| Transistor density | 21.13 MTr/mm² | 142.7 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 2001 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 192 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | n/a |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1 |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider