GPU comparison with benchmarks

Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X

Gainward GeForce GTX 1070
Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.68 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has 1920 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.68 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 6.46 TFLOPS.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.83 GHz · 125 W Speed index 4/100

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.83 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.16 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is 25 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Speed index
5/100
4/100
FP32
6.46 TFLOPS
5.16 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
1.83 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
150 W
125 W
Launch Price
379 $
229 $

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU ChipGP104-200-A1TU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1522
Shader19201408
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units12088
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 15 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X has a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.683 GHz1.830 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has a turbo clock of 1.683 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is 1.830 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
TDP150 W125 W
Tjunction max94 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingMSI Mystic Light
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
Length252 mm247 mm
Height112 mm127 mm
Width--46 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--862 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q4/2019
Launch Price379 $229 $
Structure size16 nm12 nm
Part-no426018336-3750--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 was released in Q2/2016.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X published in Q4/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X +2.8 %

  1. 2,741
  2. 2,819

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X +30.1 %

  1. 1,214
  2. 1,579

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X +2.9 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 35 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X +4.6 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 +1.1 %

  1. 92 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X +41.7 %

  1. 45,783
  2. 64,879

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X +27.2 %

  1. 48,569
  2. 61,772

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