Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
91
52
43
25
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
87
70
47
26
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
138
98
71
31
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
75
66
47
24
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
49
37
27
13
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
56
49
33
23
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
45
34
25
13
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
47
45
25
12
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
80
74
49
27
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High74141
1080p Ultra58119
1440p Ultra4188
4K Ultra2251
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5918
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy634413641
Solar Bay2046264184
Port Royal16528309
Fire Strike1664334034
Night Raid76116120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
72340
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur124.8 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection69.4 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.48 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.52 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.92 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching355.9 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9094.4 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
12901
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark807998
DirectX 11103 fps181 fps
DirectX 1251 fps85 fps
GPU Compute5253 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
71.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)404.9 fps856 fps
Car Chase369.2 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)324.3 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex1580.9 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 21754.8 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2257.4 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1901.64563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 22, 2019 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU116 GA104
Price 279 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1770 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 1536 5888
TMUs 96 184
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 24 46
Ray Tracing Cores No 46
Tensor Cores No 184
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 170 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.4 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 120 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 6 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
288 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 the clear winner in this comparison.

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