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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
37.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
56Inno Score
26.4Rasterization52.5
20Ray Tracing46.7
37.9Memoryspec-based51.9
88.3Efficiencyspec-based75.6
33.7Compute61.5
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti11 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 56 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+28) and Ray Tracing (+27). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 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

  • 58% lower TDP: 120 W vs 285 W
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $799

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 53 vs 26
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 62 vs 34
  • 400% higher Shading units: 7,680 vs 1,536
  • 259% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,500 vs 6,261

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Announced20192023
ArchitectureTuringAda Lovelace
Process12 nm5 nm+58%
TDP120 W+58%285 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Shading units1,5367,680+400%
RT cores060
Tensor / AI cores0240
Base clock1,500 MHz2,310 MHz+54%
Boost clock1,770 MHz2,610 MHz+47%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
VRAM6 GB12 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Bus width192 bit192 bit
Bandwidth288 GB/s504 GB/s+75%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
3DMark Time Spy6,261Bottom 23%22,500+259%Top 17%
3DMark Speed Way—6,000Top 22%
PassMark G3D12,565Bottom 25%24,900+98%Top 21%
1080p Ultra—169 fpsTop 23%
1440p Ultra—125 fpsTop 25%
4K Ultra—69 fpsTop 26%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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