Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 is 2639 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 42% better in Apex Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - 121 vs 85 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 120 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 6 vs 3 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
75%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
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Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
GeForce 16 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$219 | MSRP | $549 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |