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    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 970

    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Feb 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      164%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

    64% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
    Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

    The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (20 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameTU116 (TU116-400-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size284 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors6,600 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders1536vs1664
    Compute Units24vs13
    Core clock1500 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs48vs56
    TMUs96vs104

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1500 MHz
    12000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 970
    TDP120 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date22 Feb 2019vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      84.96 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      169.90 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      288.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      5437.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      104
    • GeForce GTX 970
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      108
    • GeForce GTX 970
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      124
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      80
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      102
    • GeForce GTX 970
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      91
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      71
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      94
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      56
    • GeForce GTX 970
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      73
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      64
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      38
    • GeForce GTX 970
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      33
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      26
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      41
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

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