NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 26% higher core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 1215 MHz
  • Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 1785 MHz vs 1379 MHz
  • 890.1x more texture fill rate: 157.1 GTexel/s vs 176.5 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12720 vs 9859
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 805 vs 422
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 62633 vs 41233
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2548.187 vs 2293.496
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 15.882 vs 12.704
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 901.388 vs 692.9
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17812 vs 14915
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17812 vs 14915
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 vs 27 June 2017
Core clock speed 1530 MHz vs 1215 MHz
Boost clock speed 1785 MHz vs 1379 MHz
Texture fill rate 157.1 GTexel/s vs 176.5 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 16 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 12720 vs 9859
PassMark - G2D Mark 805 vs 422
Geekbench - OpenCL 62633 vs 41233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2548.187 vs 2293.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 15.882 vs 12.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 901.388 vs 692.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 vs 14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 vs 14915

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

  • Around 45% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1408
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 214.123 vs 187.131
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 139.717 vs 117.673
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8902 vs 3717
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8048 vs 3351
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8902 vs 3717
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8048 vs 3351
  • 3.8x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4887 vs 1283
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 2048 vs 1408
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 214.123 vs 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 139.717 vs 117.673
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8902 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8048 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8902 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8048 vs 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4887 vs 1283

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12720
9859
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
805
422
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
62633
41233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
187.131
214.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2548.187
2293.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.882
12.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.673
139.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
901.388
692.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
8048
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17812
14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
8048
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1283
4887
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark 12720 9859
PassMark - G2D Mark 805 422
Geekbench - OpenCL 62633 41233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 187.131 214.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2548.187 2293.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 15.882 12.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.673 139.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 901.388 692.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 8048
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 8048
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1283 4887

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

Essentials

Architecture Turing Pascal
Code name TU116 GP104
Launch date 29 Oct 2019 27 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Place in performance rating 224 221
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1785 MHz 1379 MHz
Core clock speed 1530 MHz 1215 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 5.027 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1408 2048
Pixel fill rate 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 157.1 GTexel/s 176.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 115 Watt
Transistor count 6600 million 7,200 million
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
G-SYNC support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 9 inches (229 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Width Dual-slot
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 336.0 GB/s 256.3 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 bit 256 Bit
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready