GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs RTX 2070 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2070 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
30.23
+32.4%

RTX 2070 Max-Q outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking181241
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.67
Power efficiency27.2727.47
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU106BTU116
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores23041536
Core clock speed885 MHz1140 MHz
Boost clock speed1185 MHz1335 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate170.6128.2
Floating-point processing power5.46 TFLOPS4.101 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs14496
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 30.23
+32.4%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.84

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 11665
+32.3%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 22089
+26.7%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 17439

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 48510
+52.3%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 31845

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 17335
+29.8%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 13355

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 106564
+68.9%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 63086

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 413114
+34.6%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 306910

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 2070 Max-Q 6661
+31%
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 5085

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD96
+26.3%
76
−26.3%
1440p56
+40%
40−45
−40%
4K40
+17.6%
34
−17.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+37.8%
35−40
−37.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
+26.8%
56
−26.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+87.2%
35−40
−87.2%
Battlefield 5 110
+25%
88
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−12.9%
70
+12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+37.8%
35−40
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 85
−8.2%
92
+8.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
+88.3%
60−65
−88.3%
Forza Horizon 4 204
+48.9%
130−140
−48.9%
Hitman 3 81
+80%
45−50
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+25.2%
100−110
−25.2%
Metro Exodus 143
+19.2%
120
−19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−21.1%
92
+21.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+92.2%
75−80
−92.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+16.3%
95−100
−16.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 118
+136%
50−55
−136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+56.4%
35−40
−56.4%
Battlefield 5 100
+19%
84
−19%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+12.1%
66
−12.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+37.8%
35−40
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 68
−13.2%
77
+13.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 77
+28.3%
60−65
−28.3%
Forza Horizon 4 191
+39.4%
130−140
−39.4%
Hitman 3 81
+80%
45−50
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+25.2%
100−110
−25.2%
Metro Exodus 120
+26.3%
95
−26.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+14.9%
74
−14.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+37.7%
75−80
−37.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+16.3%
95−100
−16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+19%
42
−19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
+14%
50
−14%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+37.8%
35−40
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 52
−3.8%
54
+3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−39.8%
130−140
+39.8%
Hitman 3 72
+60%
45−50
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+32.9%
79
−32.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+37.7%
75−80
−37.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+25.5%
51
−25.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−92.2%
95−100
+92.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 84
+16.7%
72
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+41.9%
40−45
−41.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry 5 36
+38.5%
24−27
−38.5%
Forza Horizon 4 176
+35.4%
130−140
−35.4%
Hitman 3 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+70.2%
45−50
−70.2%
Metro Exodus 72
+67.4%
40−45
−67.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+40.8%
45−50
−40.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+24.4%
130−140
−24.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+34.2%
35−40
−34.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Hitman 3 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+28%
110−120
−28%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+44%
24−27
−44%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+45.2%
31
−45.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 20
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+35.5%
30−35
−35.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 26% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 40% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 18% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Max-Q is 136% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 92% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is ahead in 65 tests (90%)
  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 7 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.23 22.84
Recency 29 January 2019 23 April 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 2070 Max-Q has a 32.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.


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