NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 48GB
The Quadro RTX 8000 delivers 13.0x the FP16 throughput of the GeForce GTX 1660 (131 vs 10 TFLOPS dense). The Quadro RTX 8000 also carries 42 GB more memory (48 GB vs 6 GB).
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB
Full specs →NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 48GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
The GeForce GTX 1660 is the newer part: Turing, launched in 2019, against the Quadro RTX 8000's Turing from 2018. Newer architectures typically add lower-precision formats and better throughput per watt, so check the precision rows your workload actually uses.
Dense throughput for the GeForce GTX 1660 against the Quadro RTX 8000: FP64 0.2 vs 0.5 TFLOPS, FP32 5 vs 16 TFLOPS, FP16 10 vs 131 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.
Memory is 6 GB against 48 GB, fed at 192 GB/s versus 672 GB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
Power budgets are 120 W for the GeForce GTX 1660 and 295 W for the Quadro RTX 8000. At FP32 that works out to 0.04 against 0.06 TFLOPS per watt.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Is the GeForce GTX 1660 faster than the Quadro RTX 8000?
At FP16 precision the Quadro RTX 8000 reaches 131 TFLOPS dense against 10 TFLOPS for the GeForce GTX 1660. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.
Which has more memory, the GeForce GTX 1660 or the Quadro RTX 8000?
The Quadro RTX 8000 carries 48 GB of memory versus 6 GB for the GeForce GTX 1660. Memory bandwidth is 192 GB/s for the GeForce GTX 1660 and 672 GB/s for the Quadro RTX 8000.
How much power do the GeForce GTX 1660 and the Quadro RTX 8000 draw?
The GeForce GTX 1660 is rated at 120 W TDP and the Quadro RTX 8000 at 295 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the Quadro RTX 8000 is the more efficient part.
Can I rent the GeForce GTX 1660 or the Quadro RTX 8000 in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.27 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
Where to Rent
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 48GB
| Provider | Configuration | Price/GPU-hr | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vast.ai | 1× Quadro RTX 8000 48GB Community | $0.27 | 5h ago | View → |
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