Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 2868 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Performs up to 7% better in War Thunder than Radeon HD 7970 - 233 vs 217 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 125 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 6 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 8% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - $175.0 vs $189.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing War Thunder than GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - $0.81 vs $0.82 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
FPS
233
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
98%
Price, $
$189.99
92%
FPS Winner
Buy for $189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 63 minutes ago
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
217
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 60 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 29th, 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 SUPER | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
---|---|---|
Oct 29th, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
GeForce 16 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | 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 |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |