NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
26.1Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based32.8
80.1Efficiencyspec-based88.3
36.4Compute31.7
6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10705 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 scores 36.4 against 35.7 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Stronger compute score: 36 vs 32
- 36% higher Shading units: 1,920 vs 1,408
- 33% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- 33% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm
- 20% lower TDP: 120 W vs 150 W
- Lower launch price: $219 vs $379
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Process | 16 nm | 12 nm+25% |
| TDP | 150 W | 120 W+20% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,920+36% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | — | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 1,506 MHz | 1,530 MHz+2% |
| Boost clock | 1,683 MHz | 1,785 MHz+6% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+33% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,046+12%Bottom 20% | 5,415Bottom 19% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,511+16%Bottom 28% | 11,608Bottom 19% |
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