GeForce RTX 4070 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    319%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070

219% higher gaming performance.

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 .
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

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4070

The GeForce RTX 4070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GPU NameAD104 (AD104)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 4070GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
vs1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
TDP285 wattsvs120 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvs22 Feb 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

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

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

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

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

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

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    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
    149
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    165
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    308
  • 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
    237
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    127
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    204
  • 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
    160
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    67
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    12

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    73
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    109
  • 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
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)