NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1660
VS
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory1664
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Mar 2019
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
VS
GeForce GTX 970
$329 • Sep 2014
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4GB GDDR5 148W N/A Sep 2014
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 148 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1785 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | Turing | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 1664 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 88 | 104 |
| ROPs | 48 | 56 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2001 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.68 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.1 GTexel/s | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.027 GFLOPS | 3.92 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 6600 Million | 5200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-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
5094 (+43%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
60105 (+107%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
28989
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
65.4 FPS (+40%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
46.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11656 (+21%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
9637
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Game Benchmarks Comparison (36 benchmarks)
Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+52%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+53%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+56%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+32%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+38%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+67%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+44%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+32%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+13%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+54%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+173%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+145%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 (+175%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+42%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+38%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+38%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Wins!
Based on 36 benchmarks across 12 games
49
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
VS
+42.5%
34
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
34
Wins
49
Avg FPS
41
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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