GeForce GTX 1660 vs 1070 SLI

Place in performance ranking	111	170
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.83	25.03
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	Turing TU116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2016 (7 years ago)	14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$219
Current price	$185	$252 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 31% better value for money than GTX 1660.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3840	1408
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	14400 Million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	157.1

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).

Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.1 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 SLI 38.25
+26.4%

GTX 1660 30.25

1070 SLI outperforms 1660 by 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1070 SLI 42691
+102%

GTX 1660 21131

1070 SLI outperforms 1660 by 102% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1070 SLI 34226
+144%

GTX 1660 14055

1070 SLI outperforms 1660 by 144% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1070 SLI 140180
+73.3%

GTX 1660 80889

1070 SLI outperforms 1660 by 73% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1070 SLI 373694

GTX 1660 524782
+40.4%

1660 outperforms 1070 SLI by 40% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	121 +45.8%	83 −45.8%
1440p	60−65 +25%	48 −25%
4K	57 +96.6%	29 −96.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

−6%

71
+6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +19.3%	55−60 −19.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +11.9%	59 −11.9%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +24.2%	95−100 −24.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +16.4%	73 −16.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +15.5%	58 −15.5%
Far Cry 5	90 +32.4%	65−70 −32.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +20%	80−85 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −13.8%	132 +13.8%
Hitman 3	95−100 −14.6%	110 +14.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −20.3%	172 +20.3%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −45.5%	144 +45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −20.4%	112 +20.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −0.8%	132 +0.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −11.4%	78 +11.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +19.3%	55−60 −19.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +57.1%	42 −57.1%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +24.2%	95−100 −24.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −5.9%	90 +5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +42.6%	47 −42.6%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −83.5%	145 +83.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +113%	45 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −6%	123 +6%
Hitman 3	95−100 +71.4%	56 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +5.9%	135 −5.9%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +11.2%	89 −11.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +3.3%	90 −3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +42.4%	92 −42.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	111 +8.8%	102 −8.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +6.1%	66 −6.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +19.3%	55−60 −19.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +78.4%	37 −78.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +73.5%	49 −73.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +67.5%	40 −67.5%
Far Cry 5	48 −41.7%	65−70 +41.7%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +18.4%	98 −18.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +53.8%	93 −53.8%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +20.7%	82 −20.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 +28.1%	57 −28.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +141%	29 −141%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+14.8%

−14.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +29.8%	55−60 −29.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +15.6%	77 −15.6%
Hitman 3	50−55 +41.7%	36 −41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +24%	25 −24%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +27.3%	30−35 −27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +55.6%	27 −55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +13.7%	51 −13.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +25%	24 −25%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +16.9%	59 −16.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +5.3%	76 −5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +23.9%	67 −23.9%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +22%	59 −22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +37.3%	67 −37.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +38.5%	35−40 −38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +78.9%	19 −78.9%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	60−65 −75.4%	107 +75.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +11.4%	44 −11.4%
Hitman 3	30−35 +47.6%	21 −47.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +33.3%	35−40 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +25%	24 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +54.3%	35 −54.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +30%	20−22 −30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +60%	15 −60%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +27%	35−40 −27%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +12.5%	32 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +30%	10 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +6%	50 −6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +26.3%	38 −26.3%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +29%	31 −29%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +58.3%	12 −58.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+30.8%

−30.8%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 SLI is 46% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 SLI is 25% faster in 1440p
GTX 1070 SLI is 97% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI is 141% faster than the GTX 1660.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 is 84% faster than the GTX 1070 SLI.

All in all, in popular games: