Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
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
81
46
37
22
89
52
42
24
The Witcher 3
72
59
42
21
85
67
46
24
Counter-Strike 2
122
86
59
24
133
93
66
32
Far Cry 6
65
57
42
21
70
62
50
23
Hogwarts Legacy
41
34
24
12
46
36
28
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
50
42
30
19
55
49
31
22
Ghost of Tsushima
36
29
22
10
41
32
25
12
Cyberpunk 2077
41
36
22
n/a
46
41
23
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
68
62
43
21
76
73
49
22
Avg FPS
1080p High6471
1080p Ultra5056
1440p Ultra3640
4K Ultra1820
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
5094
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
5844
Time Spy54436091
Solar Bay1809015809
Port Royal14571275
Fire Strike1419418707
Night Raid6615672273
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
60105
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
53429
Background Blur107.7 frames/s142.3 frames/s
Face Detection58.6 frames/s65.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.07 Gpix/sec2.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.61 Gpix/sec3.23 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3 Gpix/sec3.74 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.77 Gpix/sec0.3 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching301.7 Gpix/sec195.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8078.5 fps5161.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
11660
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
13504
G2D Mark776847
DirectX 1179 fps100 fps
DirectX 1248 fps48 fps
GPU Compute5157 Ops/s6129 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
65.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
75.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)355.8 fps423.4 fps
Car Chase317.5 fps391.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)282.1 fps360 fps
T-Rex1281.3 fps1942.3 fps
ALU 21549.9 fps5965.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2258.3 fps271.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1714.82186

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced March, 14, 2019 January, 10, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Pascal
Codename TU116 GP104
Price 219 379

GPU

GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1785 MHz 1683 MHz
Shader Units 1408 1920
TMUs 88 120
ROPs 48 64
Execution Units 22 15
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 64 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 86 Gpix/sec 108 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 157 GTex/s 202 GTex/s
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 120 W 150 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 314 mm²
Transistor count 6 billion 7 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² 22.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory Frequency 2001 MHz 2002 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
192.1 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
256.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

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