GeForce GTX 1660 vs 9700M GTS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9700M GTS with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1660 outperforms 9700M GTS by a whopping 3616% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1235 | 233 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 48 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 30.46 |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | 17.97 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | G94 | TU116 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 July 2008 (18 years ago) | 14 March 2019 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $219 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 530 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.72 | 157.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1272 TFLOPS | 5.027 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 180 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 24 | 88 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.4 MB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 1536 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 192.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 2−3
−4050%
| 83
+4050%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−4900%
| 50
+4900%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 27 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.64 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.38 |
| 4K | no data | 8.11 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−5450%
|
111
+5450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7000%
|
71
+7000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−4050%
|
83
+4050%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5700%
|
58
+5700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 100 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−2540%
|
132
+2540%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1313%
|
110−120
+1313%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−887%
|
306
+887%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−2350%
|
49
+2350%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−1190%
|
270−280
+1190%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4600%
|
47
+4600%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1585%
|
219
+1585%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 92 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−2360%
|
123
+2360%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−5600%
|
57
+5600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1313%
|
110−120
+1313%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1600%
|
102
+1600%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−826%
|
287
+826%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3900%
|
40
+3900%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1415%
|
197
+1415%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 86 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1860%
|
98
+1860%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1313%
|
110−120
+1313%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−850%
|
57
+850%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−271%
|
115
+271%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1967%
|
62
+1967%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−4875%
|
190−200
+4875%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1513%
|
129
+1513%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−11200%
|
226
+11200%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−3700%
|
76
+3700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−4700%
|
45−50
+4700%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−227%
|
49
+227%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−1983%
|
125
+1983%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1500%
|
30−35
+1500%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1550%
|
30−35
+1550%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 271
+0%
|
271
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 223
+0%
|
223
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
This is how 9700M GTS and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1660 is 4050% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1660 is 4900% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 is 11200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 1660 performs better in 33 tests (55%)
- there's a draw in 27 tests (45%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.75 | 27.87 |
| Recency | 29 July 2008 | 14 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 120 Watt |
9700M GTS has 100% lower power consumption.
GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 3616% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 442% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GTS in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9700M GTS is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.
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