AMD Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
26.34
+40%

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 40% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking186273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money30.1241.71
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameN18E-G0Polaris 10 Pro
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (4 years old)4 August 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $549.99
Current price$682 (3x MSRP)$148 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 38% better value for money than GTX 1660 Ti Mobile.

Technical specs

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 cores15362048
Core clock speed1455 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1206 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate152.6137.5
Floating-point performanceno data4,399 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and Radeon RX 470 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

FreeSyncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.5no data

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 1660 Ti Mobile 26.34
+40%
RX 470 Mobile 18.81

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 40% in our combined benchmark results.


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 1660 Ti Mobile 14818
+38.3%
RX 470 Mobile 10715

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 38% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD89
+48.3%
60−65
−48.3%
1440p58
+45%
40−45
−45%
4K35
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 86
+187%
30−33
−187%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80
+105%
35−40
−105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+100%
30−35
−100%
Battlefield 5 111
+76.2%
60−65
−76.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 104
+112%
45−50
−112%
Cyberpunk 2077 68
+127%
30−33
−127%
Far Cry 5 93
+89.8%
45−50
−89.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+72.5%
50−55
−72.5%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+106%
65−70
−106%
Hitman 3 116
+115%
50−55
−115%
Horizon Zero Dawn 83
+108%
40−45
−108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+148%
30−35
−148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 83
+108%
40−45
−108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 82
+128%
35−40
−128%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 69
+76.9%
35−40
−76.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+48.5%
30−35
−48.5%
Battlefield 5 103
+63.5%
60−65
−63.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 87
+77.6%
45−50
−77.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+80%
30−33
−80%
Far Cry 5 89
+81.6%
45−50
−81.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+66.7%
50−55
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+92.3%
65−70
−92.3%
Hitman 3 95
+75.9%
50−55
−75.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+62.5%
40−45
−62.5%
Metro Exodus 54
+80%
30−33
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 41
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
+82.5%
40−45
−82.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+151%
40−45
−151%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+97.2%
35−40
−97.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+35.9%
35−40
−35.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
Battlefield 5 94
+49.2%
60−65
−49.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 83
+69.4%
45−50
−69.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+49%
50−55
−49%
Forza Horizon 4 99
+52.3%
65−70
−52.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+34.1%
40−45
−34.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
−9.1%
35−40
+9.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 59
+111%
27−30
−111%
Hitman 3 59
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 43
+72%
24−27
−72%
Metro Exodus 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 36
+80%
20−22
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+88.2%
16−18
−88.2%
Battlefield 5 69
+68.3%
40−45
−68.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+127%
10−12
−127%
Far Cry 5 60
+93.5%
30−35
−93.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 60
+66.7%
35−40
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+42.1%
35−40
−42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+60%
20−22
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+136%
14−16
−136%
Hitman 3 31
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+100%
12−14
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+100%
10−12
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Battlefield 5 38
+81%
21−24
−81%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 31
+107%
14−16
−107%
Far Cry New Dawn 32
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+42.3%
24−27
−42.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and RX 470 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 48.3% faster than RX 470 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 45% faster than RX 470 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 45.8% faster than RX 470 Mobile

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 187% faster than the RX 470 Mobile.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 9.1% faster than the GTX 1660 Ti Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is ahead in 66 tests (97%)
  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 26.34 18.81
Recency 23 April 2019 4 August 2016
Cost $229 $549.99
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 Mobile in performance tests.


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