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    GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    GeForce RTX 3070
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Sep 2020
    GeForce RTX 3070
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Oct 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      227%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3070

    127% 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 1660 SUPER

    95 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3070 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce RTX 3070

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3070

    The GeForce RTX 3070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (48 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    GPU NameGA104 (GA104-300-A1)vsTU116 (TU116-300-A1)
    Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size392 mm²vs284 mm²
    Transistors17,400 millionvs6,600 million
    Shaders5888vs1408
    Compute Units46vs22
    Core clock1500 MHzvs1530 MHz
    ROPs64vs48
    TMUs184vs88

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
    Bus Width256 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14 Gbps effective    		vs1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    TDP220 wattsvs125 watts
    Release Date1 Sep 2020vs29 Oct 2019

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      110.40 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      85.68 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      317.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      157.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      448.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      336.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      20310.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      5020.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      93
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      167
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      115
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      216
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      201
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      91
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      120
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      212
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      88
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      217
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      161
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      228
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      101

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      94
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      139
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      166
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      151
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      60
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      95
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      152
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      84
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      79
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      147
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      122
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      168
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      72
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      83
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      51
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      93
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      85
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      77
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      64
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      44
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

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