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    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Radeon RX 470

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Oct 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Radeon RX 470
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 470

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      144%
    • Radeon RX 470
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    44% 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
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470

    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (45 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX 470
    GPU NameTU116 (TU116-300-A1)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)
    Fab Process12 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size284 mm²vs232 mm²
    Transistors6,600 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders1408vs2048
    Compute Units22vs32
    Core clock1530 MHzvs926 MHz
    ROPs48vs32
    TMUs88vs128

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX 470
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs1650 MHz
    6600 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX 470
    TDP125 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date29 Oct 2019vs29 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      85.68 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      38.60 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      157.10 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      154.40 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      336.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      211.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      5020.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 470
      4940.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      43
    • Radeon RX 470
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      90
    • Radeon RX 470
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      55
    • Radeon RX 470
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100
    • Radeon RX 470
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      94
    • Radeon RX 470
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      39
    • Radeon RX 470
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      102
    • Radeon RX 470
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      72
    • Radeon RX 470
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      62
    • Radeon RX 470
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      104
    • Radeon RX 470
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • Radeon RX 470
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      45
    • Radeon RX 470
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      99
    • Radeon RX 470
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      80
    • Radeon RX 470
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      36
    • Radeon RX 470
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34
    • Radeon RX 470
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68
    • Radeon RX 470
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      37
    • Radeon RX 470
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      73
    • Radeon RX 470
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70
    • Radeon RX 470
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX 470
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70
    • Radeon RX 470
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51
    • Radeon RX 470
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      48
    • Radeon RX 470
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      66
    • Radeon RX 470
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX 470
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • Radeon RX 470
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      64
    • Radeon RX 470
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51
    • Radeon RX 470
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX 470
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      12
    • Radeon RX 470
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • Radeon RX 470
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16
    • Radeon RX 470
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40
    • Radeon RX 470
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40
    • Radeon RX 470
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      10
    • Radeon RX 470
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      38
    • Radeon RX 470
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25
    • Radeon RX 470
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX 470
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34
    • Radeon RX 470
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      13
    • Radeon RX 470
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      24
    • Radeon RX 470
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • Radeon RX 470
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25
    • Radeon RX 470
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16
    • Radeon RX 470
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

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