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GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3070

GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 1660

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition Graphics Card

Buy for £200 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro 8GB GDDR6 Ray-Tracing LHR Graphics Card, 5888 Core, 1500MHz GPU, 1725 Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, TurboFan 3.0

Buy for £752.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 1660

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition Graphics Card

Buy for £200 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro 8GB GDDR6 Ray-Tracing LHR Graphics Card, 5888 Core, 1500MHz GPU, 1725 Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, TurboFan 3.0

Buy for £752.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1660 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 537 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1660

  • Up to 73% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - £200.00 vs £752.36
  • Up to 57% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than GeForce RTX 3070 - £2.20 vs £5.12 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 45% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 120 vs 220 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070

  • Performs up to 62% better in Dead Island 2 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 147 vs 91 FPS
  • Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019


FPS

91

62%

Value, £/FPS

£2.2/FPS

100%

Price, £

£200

100%

Value Winner

PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition Graphics Card

Buy for £200 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

147

100%

Value, £/FPS

£5.12/FPS

43%

Price, £

£752.36

26%

FPS Winner

Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro 8GB GDDR6 Ray-Tracing LHR Graphics Card, 5888 Core, 1500MHz GPU, 1725 Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, TurboFan 3.0

Buy for £752.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

85.68 GPixel/s

52%

Texel Fillrate

157.1 GTexel/s

49%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo

GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo

GeForce RTX 3070

Mar 14th, 2019Release Date
Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce 16GenerationGeForce 30
$219
MSRP$499
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
192-bitBus256-bit
192.1 GB/sBandwidth
448 GB/s
1530 MHz
Base Clock Speed1500 MHz
1785 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1725 MHz
2001 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

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