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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
36.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
56.9Inno Score
25.2Rasterization52.4
20Ray Tracing47.2
39.8Memoryspec-based55.4
87.7Efficiencyspec-based80
28.7Compute58.8
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super12 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 wins this graphics card face-off, 56.9 to 36.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+30) and Ray Tracing (+27). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

  • 50% lower TDP: 125 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $229 vs $549

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 25
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 59 vs 29
  • 340% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,000 vs 5,000
  • 336% higher Shading units: 6,144 vs 1,408

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SuperNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Announced20192025
ArchitectureTuringBlackwell
Process12 nm5 nm+58%
TDP125 W+50%250 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SuperNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Shading units1,4086,144+336%
RT cores—48
Tensor / AI cores—192
Base clock1,530 MHz2,160 MHz+41%
Boost clock1,785 MHz2,510 MHz+41%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SuperNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
VRAM6 GB12 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR7
Bus width192 bit192 bit
Bandwidth336 GB/s672 GB/s+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SuperNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
3DMark Time Spy5,000Bottom 17%22,000+340%Top 17%
3DMark Speed Way—6,100Top 19%
PassMark G3D9,600Bottom 10%24,000+150%Top 26%
1080p Ultra51 fpsBottom 6%170 fps+233%Top 21%
1440p Ultra36 fpsBottom 6%126 fps+250%Top 23%
4K Ultra19 fpsBottom 6%70 fps+268%Top 23%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SuperNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)DLSS 4

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