GeForce RTX 4070 vs GTX 1660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GeForce RTX 4070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Ti
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
33.56

RTX 4070 outperforms GTX 1660 Ti by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking16120
Place by popularity2434
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.8660.38
Power efficiency19.3024.17
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU116AD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 February 2019 (5 years ago)12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 38% better value for money than GTX 1660 Ti.

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 cores15365888
Core clock speed1500 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate169.9455.4
Floating-point processing power5.437 TFLOPS29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs96184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s504.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 1660 Ti 33.56
RTX 4070 70.07
+109%

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 1660 Ti 12904
RTX 4070 26942
+109%

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 1660 Ti 22892
RTX 4070 59969
+162%

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 1660 Ti 61217
RTX 4070 128530
+110%

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 1660 Ti 16024
RTX 4070 43824
+173%

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 1660 Ti 93095
RTX 4070 193559
+108%

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 1660 Ti 483604
RTX 4070 773592
+60%

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 HD103
−111%
217
+111%
1440p60
−107%
124
+107%
4K39
−97.4%
77
+97.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.71
+1.9%
2.76
−1.9%
1440p4.65
+3.9%
4.83
−3.9%
4K7.15
+8.7%
7.78
−8.7%
  • GTX 1660 Ti and RTX 4070 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti and RTX 4070 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti has 9% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−146%
160−170
+146%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−177%
216
+177%
Elden Ring 84
−177%
233
+177%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
−30%
110−120
+30%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−146%
160−170
+146%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
−142%
87
+142%
Forza Horizon 4 156
−209%
482
+209%
Metro Exodus 98
−77.6%
174
+77.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 119
−7.6%
120−130
+7.6%
Valorant 161
−119%
350−400
+119%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+5.1%
110−120
−5.1%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−146%
160−170
+146%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
−154%
71
+154%
Dota 2 140
−24.3%
174
+24.3%
Elden Ring 116
−134%
270−280
+134%
Far Cry 5 118
−32.2%
156
+32.2%
Fortnite 134
−106%
270−280
+106%
Forza Horizon 4 127
−196%
376
+196%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
−46.2%
174
+46.2%
Metro Exodus 68
−119%
149
+119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
−15%
210−220
+15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45
−184%
120−130
+184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
−51.3%
170−180
+51.3%
Valorant 82
−330%
350−400
+330%
World of Tanks 270−280
−0.4%
270−280
+0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 78
−50%
110−120
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−146%
160−170
+146%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−178%
64
+178%
Dota 2 168
−108%
350−400
+108%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−46.7%
130−140
+46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110
−193%
322
+193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 98
−119%
210−220
+119%
Valorant 118
−199%
350−400
+199%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 62
−121%
137
+121%
Elden Ring 62
−198%
180−190
+198%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
−121%
137
+121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
−221%
90−95
+221%
World of Tanks 210−220
−129%
450−500
+129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 63
−38.1%
85−90
+38.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−203%
90−95
+203%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−208%
40
+208%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−50.9%
160−170
+50.9%
Forza Horizon 4 78
−185%
222
+185%
Metro Exodus 65
−120%
143
+120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−184%
150−160
+184%
Valorant 82
−272%
300−350
+272%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−164%
85−90
+164%
Dota 2 56
−161%
146
+161%
Elden Ring 25
−296%
95−100
+296%
Grand Theft Auto V 56
−161%
146
+161%
Metro Exodus 21
−210%
65
+210%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−97.2%
200−210
+97.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
−221%
60−65
+221%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
−161%
146
+161%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 31
−194%
90−95
+194%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−164%
85−90
+164%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−200%
18
+200%
Dota 2 94
−102%
190−200
+102%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−123%
100−110
+123%
Fortnite 45−50
−113%
95−100
+113%
Forza Horizon 4 43
−181%
121
+181%
Valorant 41
−329%
170−180
+329%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 is 111% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 is 107% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 is 97% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti is 5% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 is 330% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RTX 4070 is ahead in 59 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.56 70.07
Recency 22 February 2019 12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 200 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti has 66.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 108.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti in performance tests.


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