Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 is 2306 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 16% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 71 vs 61 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 120 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 6 vs 2 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
36%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$219 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
