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

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 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 Ti

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 23% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 1215 MHz
  • Around 28% higher boost clock speed: 1770 MHz vs 1379 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 12000 MHz vs 8008 MHz
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12908 vs 9873
  • Around 90% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 808 vs 425
  • Around 48% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 61068 vs 41233
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2573.643 vs 2293.496
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 16.447 vs 12.704
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 145.886 vs 139.717
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 926.614 vs 692.9
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 16952 vs 14915
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 16952 vs 14915
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 February 2019 vs 27 June 2017
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 1215 MHz
Boost clock speed 1770 MHz vs 1379 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 16 nm
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz vs 8008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 12908 vs 9873
PassMark - G2D Mark 808 vs 425
Geekbench - OpenCL 61068 vs 41233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2573.643 vs 2293.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 16.447 vs 12.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 145.886 vs 139.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 926.614 vs 692.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16952 vs 14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16952 vs 14915

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 214.123 vs 208.608
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8902 vs 3718
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8048 vs 3355
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8902 vs 3718
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8048 vs 3355
  • 4.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4887 vs 1062
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 214.123 vs 208.608
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8902 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8048 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8902 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8048 vs 3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4887 vs 1062

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12908
9873
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
808
425
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
61068
41233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
208.608
214.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2573.643
2293.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.447
12.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.886
139.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
926.614
692.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16952
14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
8048
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16952
14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
8048
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1062
4887
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark 12908 9873
PassMark - G2D Mark 808 425
Geekbench - OpenCL 61068 41233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 208.608 214.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2573.643 2293.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 16.447 12.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 145.886 139.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 926.614 692.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16952 14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 8048
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16952 14915
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 8902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 8048
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1062 4887

Compare specifications (specs)

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

Essentials

Architecture Turing Pascal
Code name TU116 GP104
Launch date 22 February 2019 27 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $279
Place in performance rating 220 221
Price now $279.99
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 67.32

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1770 MHz 1379 MHz
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1215 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 115 Watt
Transistor count 6,600 million 7,200 million
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops
Pipelines 2048
Texture fill rate 176.5 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 229 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 8008 MHz
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready