NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 40% to 308%, including 67% in 3DMark Time Spy (6,314 vs 3,773). On qwen3:0.6b, both reach about 47.1 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Both released in 2019. MSRP range: $149 · $279. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 4 | 6 |
| vram type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 75 | 120 |
| cuda cores | 896 | 1536 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Notebookcheck, 3DMark, Modders Inc, Legit Reviews, PCGamesN, TopCPU and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, 3DMark |
9,068 points | 14,413 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Modders Inc |
— | 3,368 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck |
320 points | 1,306 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Legit Reviews, 3DMark, PCGamesN, Notebookcheck, TopCPU |
3,773 points | 6,314 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Modders Inc |
— | 2,878 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
552 pts | 776 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
7,870 pts | 12,615 pts |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- qwen3:0.6b: 47.1 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- gemma-4-e2b-it:q4_0: 40.0 tok/s (Medium (personal benchmark))
- llama3.2:1b: 14.0 tok/s (WillItRunAI)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- llama2:7b: 56.6 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussions #10879)
- qwen3:0.6b: 47.1 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussions)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 40% to 308%, including 67% in 3DMark Time Spy (6,314 vs 3,773).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen3:0.6b, both reach about 47.1 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).
What did the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 launched at a $149 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at $279. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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