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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
37.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
56.9Inno Score
26.4Rasterization52.4
20Ray Tracing47.2
37.9Memoryspec-based55.4
88.3Efficiencyspec-based80
33.7Compute58.8
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti11 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 wins this graphics card face-off, 56.9 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+27) and rasterization (+26). 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

  • 52% lower TDP: 120 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $549

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 26
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 59 vs 34
  • 300% higher Shading units: 6,144 vs 1,536
  • 251% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,000 vs 6,261

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Announced20192025
ArchitectureTuringBlackwell
Process12 nm5 nm+58%
TDP120 W+52%250 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Shading units1,5366,144+300%
RT cores048
Tensor / AI cores0192
Base clock1,500 MHz2,160 MHz+44%
Boost clock1,770 MHz2,510 MHz+42%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
VRAM6 GB12 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR7
Bus width192 bit192 bit
Bandwidth288 GB/s672 GB/s+133%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
3DMark Time Spy6,261Bottom 23%22,000+251%Top 18%
3DMark Speed Way—6,100Top 20%
PassMark G3D12,565Bottom 25%24,000+91%Top 26%
1080p Ultra—170 fpsTop 21%
1440p Ultra—126 fpsTop 23%
4K Ultra—70 fpsTop 23%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Upscaling—DLSS 4

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