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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.79 GHz · 125 W Speed index 4/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 1408 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.79 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.03 TFLOPS.

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

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 has 1920 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.68 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.46 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is 28 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Speed index
4/100
5/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
6.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.68 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
125 W
150 W
Launch Price
229 $
379 $
182 pts
173 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1GP104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2215
Shader14081920
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units88120
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 15 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.683 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has a turbo clock of 1.785 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is 1.683 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
TDP125 W150 W
Tjunction max93 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 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 93 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 1--1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Length145 mm267 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width--38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2019Q2/2016
Launch Price229 $379 $
Structure size12 nm16 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in Q4/2019.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +1.5 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 2,741

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +28.4 %

  1. 1,559
  2. 1,214

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)

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

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +1.5 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 65 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 +3.4 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 92 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +38.1 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 45,783

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +24.0 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 48,569

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