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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 1660
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 logo
General information GeForce GTX 1660 GeForce GTX 970
Launched Q1 2019 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 6144 MB 0 % 4096 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 1530 MHz 0 % 1050 MHz 31.4 %
Boost Clock 1860 MHz 0 % 1380 MHz 25.8 %
Effective Clock 8002 MHz 0 % 7200 MHz 10 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 17.2 % 145 W 0 %
Length 280 mm 10.3 % 312 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 25 % 4 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Frame Sync G-Sync G-Sync
Performance GeForce GTX 1660 GeForce GTX 970
Overall Score 54933 0 % 49902 9.2 %
Future Proof 65 % 0 % 35 % 46.2 %
Benchmark Score 30176 0 % 24902 17.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 779.7 0 % 769.9 1.3 %
Average DirectX performance 91.4 FPS 0 % 75.1 FPS 17.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 175.3 FPS 0 % 142.9 FPS 18.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 61.6 FPS 0 % 45.6 FPS 26 %
DirectX 11 performance 80.2 FPS 0 % 71.1 FPS 11.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 48.3 FPS 0 % 40.8 FPS 15.5 %
Graphic card computing 5124.2 operations/s 0 % 4057.5 operations/s 20.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 970.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 1660 GeForce GTX 970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.0 FPS 114.3 FPS
High settings 230.4 FPS 205.7 FPS
Medium settings 276.5 FPS 246.8 FPS
Low settings 387.1 FPS 345.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 970.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 1660 GeForce GTX 970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.6 FPS 83.9 FPS
High settings 166.7 FPS 151.0 FPS
Medium settings 200.1 FPS 181.3 FPS
Low settings 280.1 FPS 253.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.4 %
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