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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 1070

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

6144 Mb GDDR6 Released 29 Oct 2019 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1070

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 10 Jun 2016 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1070

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER100%
  • GeForce GTX 1070101%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
  • Supports PhysX
  • Supports G-Sync
  • Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1070

  • Supports PhysX
  • Supports G-Sync
  • Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
No winner
Our verdict

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (51 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce GTX 1070
GPU NameTU116 (TU116-300-A1)GP104 (GP104-200-A1)
Fab Process12 nm16 nm
Die Size284 mm²314 mm²
Transistors6,600 million7,200 million
Shaders14081920
Compute Units2215
Core clock1530 MHz1506 MHz
ROPs4864
TMUs88120

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce GTX 1070
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus Width192 bit256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective		2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mb8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGeForce GTX 1070
TDP125 watts150 watts
Release Date29 Oct 201910 Jun 2016

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER85.68 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 107096.40 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER157.10 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070180.70 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER336.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070256.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER5020.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 10705783.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER43
  • GeForce GTX 107043

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER90
  • GeForce GTX 107086

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER55
  • GeForce GTX 107060

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER100
  • GeForce GTX 1070104

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER94
  • GeForce GTX 1070101

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER39
  • GeForce GTX 107038

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER102
  • GeForce GTX 1070100

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER72
  • GeForce GTX 107055

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER91
  • GeForce GTX 107093

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER62
  • GeForce GTX 107076

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER104
  • GeForce GTX 1070103

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER46
  • GeForce GTX 107043

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
  • GeForce GTX 107032

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER45
  • GeForce GTX 107040

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER99
  • GeForce GTX 1070100

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER80
  • GeForce GTX 107074

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER101
  • GeForce GTX 1070103

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER34
  • GeForce GTX 107034

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER68
  • GeForce GTX 107067

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER37
  • GeForce GTX 107041

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER73
  • GeForce GTX 107077

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER70
  • GeForce GTX 107069

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER26
  • GeForce GTX 107023

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER70
  • GeForce GTX 107072

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER51
  • GeForce GTX 107037

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER67
  • GeForce GTX 107068

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER48
  • GeForce GTX 107053

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER68
  • GeForce GTX 107065

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
  • GeForce GTX 107034

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER26
  • GeForce GTX 107021

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
  • GeForce GTX 107032

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER64
  • GeForce GTX 107060

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER51
  • GeForce GTX 107049

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER75
  • GeForce GTX 107073

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER12
  • GeForce GTX 107021

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER32
  • GeForce GTX 107037

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER16
  • GeForce GTX 107022

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER40
  • GeForce GTX 107043

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER40
  • GeForce GTX 107046

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER10
  • GeForce GTX 107010

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER38
  • GeForce GTX 107039

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER25
  • GeForce GTX 107026

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
  • GeForce GTX 107037

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER26
  • GeForce GTX 107029

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER34
  • GeForce GTX 107035

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER21
  • GeForce GTX 107021

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER13
  • GeForce GTX 107012

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER24
  • GeForce GTX 107019

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER32
  • GeForce GTX 107033

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER25
  • GeForce GTX 107025

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER42
  • GeForce GTX 107041

FPS (higher is better)

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