AMD FirePro W4300 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Comparison

# NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs AMD FirePro W4300: Benchmark Analysis

The database comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and the AMD FirePro W4300 shows two very different design targets. The GTX 1660 SUPER is a consumer gaming card built on the Turing architecture, while the FirePro W4300 is a workstation-oriented professional card based on GCN 2.0. Their average benchmark scores land close together in the overall GPU percentile rankings, but individual workloads reveal significant strengths and weaknesses.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct head-to-head test recorded in the database is the Geekbench OpenCL workload. Here the GTX 1660 SUPER scores 52,490, while the FirePro W4300 scores 11,225. That is a delta of 367.6% in favor of the NVIDIA card. This is the largest single-test margin between the two cards and it illustrates how far apart these products are in compute-heavy tasks.

Looking beyond that single head-to-head, the aggregate benchmark data shows a much closer contest. The GTX 1660 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 12,986 across all recorded tests, which places it at the 53rd percentile of all GPUs in the database. The FirePro W4300 averages 11,225 and sits at the 50th percentile. In the nearest rival group, the NVIDIA card leads the AMD Radeon RX 580 by 0.4% in average score, and the NVIDIA Tesla M2090 by 0.7%. The AMD Radeon 740M trails by 0.9%. This cluster of scores shows that the GTX 1660 SUPER is not dramatically faster than its immediate neighbors in general compute, but the OpenCL head-to-head result shows a substantial gap.

Where the FirePro W4300 fights back is in the specific workstation tests. The database shows a Passmark G2D score of 805 for the AMD card, versus no recorded score for the GTX 1660 SUPER, and a Passmark DirectX 9 score of 189 against no comparable NVIDIA result. The FirePro also wins in the Passmark GPU Compute test with a score of 5,076 versus the GTX 1660 SUPER's 5,076? No, correction: the database shows the AMD card at 5,076 for GPU compute, while the GTX 1660 SUPER has no recorded score in that workload. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA card counters in DirectX 10 (104) and DirectX 12 (50), while the W4300 has no recorded DirectX results. The NVIDIA card leads in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 with 1,278 points, and in PassMark G3D with 12,699, while the AMD card has no score in those tests.

Across all workloads, the GTX 1660 SUPER wins 1 of the recorded head-to-head tests. The FirePro W4300 does not win any direct comparison. The single NVIDIA win is the Geekbench OpenCL test with the 367.6% advantage. The data does not include a corresponding FirePro win in any shared workload.

The Verdict

From the recorded data, the choice depends entirely on the workload. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is the stronger card for any user who prioritizes compute performance, OpenCL or DirectX workloads, or 3DMark-class gaming tests. Its 5,027 GFLOPS in FP32 is a massive advantage, and the 1,408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs are all higher than the AMD card's 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The GTX 1660 SUPER also has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336 GB/s of bandwidth, while the FirePro W4300 offers 4 GB GDDR5 with a 128-bit bus at 96 GB/s.

The AMD FirePro W4300, however, is the only card with a valid workstation display configuration: four mini-DisplayPort 1.2 outputs. It is a single-slot, no external power connector solution with a 50 W TDP. The GTX 1660 SUPER, by contrast, requires a dual-slot layout, one 8-pin power connector, and carries a 125 W TDP. For a multi-monitor workstation environment where compute density is secondary, the W4300 is the appropriate choice. For raw performance in compute and gaming, the data directs to the GTX 1660 SUPER.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in raw compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER wins the only shared compute workload. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 52,490 against the AMD FirePro W4300's 11,225, a 367.6% lead. It also delivers 5,027 GFLOPS of FP32 performance, versus the W4300's 1,428.5 GFLOPS.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does each card have?

A: The GTX 1660 SUPER has 336 GB/s of bandwidth from 6 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus. The FirePro W4300 provides 96 GB/s from 4 GB GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus. That is a 3.5x bandwidth advantage for the NVIDIA card.

Q: Which card has the higher TDP?

A: The GTX 1660 SUPER draws up to 125 W, while the W4300 is a 50 W part. The AMD card only requires a 250 W system PSU, while the NVIDIA card suggests a 300 W system PSU and a single 8-pin connector. The AMD card is single-slot, the NVIDIA is dual-slot.

Q: Are these cards in the same performance class?

A: Yes. The GTX 1660 SUPER sits at the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, the W4300 at the 50th. Their average benchmark scores are 12,986 and 11,225, a 15.7% difference. Both are end-of-life products; the GTX 1660 SUPER is from the GeForce 16 series and is the successor to the GeForce GTX 10. The W4300 is an End-of-life FirePro GCN (W7000) series, following the FirePro Terascale series. No successor is listed for the W4300 in the database.

Q: What are the API capabilities of these cards?

A: The GTX 1660 SUPER supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro W4300 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. Both support the modern graphics APIs, but the NVIDIA card supports a newer Vulkan version.

Specification Differences

The two cards diverge on nearly every major specification point. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER uses the TU116 chip, built on a 12 nm process at TSMC with 6,600 million transistors on a 284 mm² die. The AMD FirePro W4300 uses the Bonaire chip, a 28 nm TSMC process with 2,080 million transistors on a 160 mm² die. The NVIDIA chip includes 88 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, and 1,408 shading units. The AMD chip includes 48 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 768 shading units. Neither chip includes RT or tensor cores.

Clock behavior is also different. The GTX 1660 SUPER has a 1530 MHz base clock and a 1785 MHz boost. The FirePro W4300 has no base or boost clock listed in the database, but its memory runs at 1500 MHz with 6 Gbps effective throughput. The NVIDIA does not list a game clock. The memory subsystem is faster on the GTX 1660 SUPER: 1750 MHz memory clock versus 1500 MHz on the AMD.

Display outputs are a major differentiation area. The FirePro W4300 carries four mini-DisplayPort 2.2 outputs, while the GTX 1660 SUPER carries one DVI, one HDMI 2.0, and one DisplayPort 4.1a. The NVIDIA card has no DVI, the AMD card has no DVI or HDMI. The NVIDIA card measures 229 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 35 mm in width, while the AMD card measures 171 mm in length and 69 mm in height. The AMD card is noticeably smaller.

PCI Express interface is the same 3.0 x16 on both cards. Both are End-of-life products, the NVIDIA being released in 2019 and the AMD in 2015. The NVIDIA has a launch MSRP of 229 USD, while AMD has no listed MSRP. The successor to the GTX 1660 SUPER is the GeForce RTX 20 series; the successor to the W4300 is the Radeon Pro GCN series.

The benchmark profile, therefore, is clear: the GTX 1660 SUPER is a high-performance consumer card with a much higher performance ceiling, memory bandwidth, and power budget, while the FirePro W4300 is a low-profile, multi-display professional card designed for maximum compatibility in workstations, not for compute workloads.