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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
37.2Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Inno Score
26.4Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
37.9Memoryspec-based32.4
88.3Efficiencyspec-based76.3
33.7Compute29.8
9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 37.2 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+4) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 26 vs 23
  • Stronger compute score: 34 vs 30
  • 73% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 6,261 vs 3,625
  • 57% lower process: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 50% higher Boost clock: 1,770 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $329

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Announced20192014
ArchitectureTuringMaxwell
Process12 nm+57%28 nm
TDP120 W+17%145 W
Power connector1x 8-pin2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Shading units1,5361,664+8%
RT cores0—
Tensor / AI cores0—
Base clock1,500 MHz+43%1,050 MHz
Boost clock1,770 MHz+50%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
VRAM6 GB+50%4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width192 bit256 bit+33%
Bandwidth288 GB/s+29%224 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3DMark Time Spy6,261+73%Bottom 23%3,625Bottom 7%
PassMark G3D12,565+30%Bottom 25%9,635Bottom 13%

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