GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs GTX 1070 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
27.53
+24.8%

GTX 1070 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking200249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation35.0969.28
Power efficiency16.4226.31
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP104BTU116
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$389.99 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 97% better value for money than GTX 1070 Mobile.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores19201536
Core clock speed1506 MHz1140 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1335 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate210.6128.2
Floating-point processing power6.738 TFLOPS4.101 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs12896

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed8 GB/s1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s288.0 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 Mobile 27.53
+24.8%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.06

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 11000
+24.8%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 22576
+29.5%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 17439

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 34389
+8%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 31845

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 17237
+29.1%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 13355

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 101041
+60.2%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 63086

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 338057
+10.1%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 306910

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1070 Mobile 5485
+7.9%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 5085

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 HD100
+28.2%
78
−28.2%
1440p59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
4K45
+32.4%
34
−32.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.90
−32.8%
2.94
+32.8%
1440p6.61
−29.9%
5.09
+29.9%
4K8.67
−28.7%
6.74
+28.7%
  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 33% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 30% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 29% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+31%
40−45
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+28.3%
45−50
−28.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 69
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+31%
40−45
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−76.9%
45−50
+76.9%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+30.3%
95−100
−30.3%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+23%
60−65
−23%
Metro Exodus 77
−5.2%
81
+5.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
−7%
92
+7%
Valorant 128
+25.5%
102
−25.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 101
+18.8%
85
−18.8%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+31%
40−45
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
−119%
45−50
+119%
Dota 2 62
−43.5%
89
+43.5%
Far Cry 5 68
+9.7%
62
−9.7%
Fortnite 137
+17.1%
110−120
−17.1%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+30.3%
95−100
−30.3%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+23%
60−65
−23%
Grand Theft Auto V 92
+5.7%
87
−5.7%
Metro Exodus 60
+5.3%
57
−5.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 228
+32.6%
172
−32.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+2.6%
38
−2.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+38.4%
70−75
−38.4%
Valorant 79
+25.4%
63
−25.4%
World of Tanks 270−280
+8.9%
240−250
−8.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 63
−12.7%
70−75
+12.7%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+31%
40−45
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−156%
45−50
+156%
Dota 2 95−100
+11.6%
86
−11.6%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−41%
117
+41%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+30.3%
95−100
−30.3%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+23%
60−65
−23%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80
−85%
140−150
+85%
Valorant 112
+20.4%
93
−20.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0.6%
170−180
−0.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
World of Tanks 180−190
+21.6%
150−160
−21.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 58
+26.1%
45−50
−26.1%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−72.7%
18−20
+72.7%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+33.8%
65−70
−33.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+30%
60−65
−30%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+24.3%
35−40
−24.3%
Metro Exodus 62
+19.2%
50−55
−19.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%
Valorant 76
+24.6%
60−65
−24.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Dota 2 53
+35.9%
35−40
−35.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 53
+35.9%
35−40
−35.9%
Metro Exodus 21
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 129
+87%
65−70
−87%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+35.9%
35−40
−35.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 32
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 50−55
+30.8%
35−40
−30.8%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Fortnite 39
+39.3%
27−30
−39.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Valorant 39
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%

This is how GTX 1070 Mobile and GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 28% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 31% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 32% faster in 4K

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1070 Mobile is 87% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 156% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Mobile is ahead in 52 tests (81%)
  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 12 tests (19%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.53 22.06
Recency 15 August 2016 23 April 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 60 Watt

GTX 1070 Mobile has a 24.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.


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