nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory1920
Cores256.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5 150W $379 Jun 2016
GeForce GTX 1070
$379 • Jun 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W $219 Mar 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 150 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 192.1 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Shading Units | 1920 | 1408 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 120 | 88 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 107.7 GPixel/s | 85.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256.3 GTexel/s | 192.1 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.463 GFLOPS | 5.027 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 6600 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
5844 (+15%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
5094
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
53429
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
60105 (+12%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
75.4 FPS (+15%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
65.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13504 (+16%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
11656
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Game Benchmarks Comparison (210 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1070 (+14%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1070 (+18%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1070 (+19%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+18%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+14%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+17%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+6%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+17%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+25%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 (+8%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 (+0%)
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 (+0%)
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+28%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+27%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+28%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+18%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+16%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+19%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+16%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+9%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070 (+3%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Wins!
Based on 210 benchmarks across 63 games
50
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
VS
+18.4%
42
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
189
Wins
50
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
90%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
13
Wins
42
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
6%
Win Rate
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