GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 3 Jan 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 22 Feb 2019
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    375%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

275% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

165 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti .
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)

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GPU NameAD104 (AD104-400-A1)vsTU116 (TU116-400-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs12 nm
Die Size295 mm²vs284 mm²
Transistors35,800 millionvs6,600 million
Shaders7680vs1536
Tensor Cores240vsnone
Raytracing Cores60vsnone
Compute Units60vs24
Core clock2310 MHzvs1500 MHz
ROPs80vs48
TMUs240vs96

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
TDP285 wattsvs120 watts
Release Date3 Jan 2023vs22 Feb 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    208.80 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    84.96 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    626.40 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    169.90 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    504.20 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    288.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    40090.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    5437.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    349
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    289
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    326
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    137
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    148
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    248
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    197
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    226
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    81
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    12

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    138
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    103
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    34

FPS (higher is better)