Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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
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
332
242
231
183
91
52
43
25
The Witcher 3
366
338
234
127
87
70
47
26
Counter-Strike 2
379
271
209
98
138
98
71
31
Far Cry 6
235
202
198
124
75
66
47
24
Hogwarts Legacy
244
210
167
96
49
37
27
13
COD Modern Warfare 3
337
333
269
184
56
49
33
23
Ghost of Tsushima
221
190
170
114
45
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
259
231
166
77
47
45
25
12
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
334
306
238
128
80
74
49
27
Avg FPS
1080p High30174
1080p Ultra25858
1440p Ultra20941
4K Ultra12622
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5918
Time Spy475156344
Solar Bay21322920462
Port Royal375291652
Fire Strike9020016643
Night Raid20901676116
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
72340
Background Blur333 frames/s124.8 frames/s
Face Detection298.5 frames/s69.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/sec2.67 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/sec3.48 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/sec3.52 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/sec0.92 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/sec355.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics59146.9 fps9094.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
12901
G2D Mark1444807
DirectX 11344 fps103 fps
DirectX 12195 fps51 fps
GPU Compute28243 Ops/s5253 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
71.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fps404.9 fps
Car Chase1150.3 fps369.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fps324.3 fps
T-Rex4812.3 fps1580.9 fps
ALU 25992.8 fps1754.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fps257.4 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation5991.71901.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 February, 22, 2019
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Turing
Codename GB202-300-A1 TU116
Price 1999 279

GPU

GPU Frequency 2017 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 1770 MHz
Shader Units 21760 1536
TMUs 680 96
ROPs 176 48
Execution Units 170 24
Ray Tracing Cores 170 No
Tensor Cores 680 No
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 88 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 424 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 170 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 5.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 575 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 750 mm² 284 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 6 billion
Transistor density 122.93 MTr/mm² 21.13 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 512 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 32 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
288 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 7.5
DisplayPort 2.1a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 4 No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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