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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
36.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
37.2Inno Score
26.2Rasterization26.1
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based39.8
80.1Efficiencyspec-based87.7
36.4Compute33.3
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10706 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 scores 36.4 against 37.2 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

  • Stronger compute score: 36 vs 33
  • 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

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

  • 31% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
  • 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • 17% lower TDP: 125 W vs 150 W
  • Lower launch price: $229 vs $379

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Announced20162019
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process16 nm12 nm+25%
TDP150 W125 W+17%
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Shading units1,920+36%1,408
Base clock1,506 MHz1,530 MHz+2%
Boost clock1,683 MHz1,785 MHz+6%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
VRAM8 GB+33%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6
Bus width256 bit+33%192 bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s336 GB/s+31%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
3DMark Time Spy6,078+1%Bottom 19%6,043Bottom 18%
PassMark G3D13,510+7%Bottom 26%12,655Bottom 22%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Upscaling—NIS (driver-level)

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