NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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GeForce GTX 1070 compared with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1070	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Overview
Released
Released	June 2016	February 2019
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Pascal	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	1,920	1,536
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,683 MHz	1,770 MHz (better)
Architecture
Architecture	Main figures and photo describe the Founders Edition, verified in MSI's retained datasheet. Partner boards can use different clocks, coolers and connectors.	NVIDIA reference figures; no Founders Edition was sold. Photo shows MSI's stock-clocked GTX 1660 Ti VENTUS XS 6G, whose dimensions and outputs are specified below.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	No dedicated RT Cores	No dedicated RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	No Tensor Cores	No Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	No NVIDIA DLSS	No NVIDIA DLSS
Base clock
Base clock	1506 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR5 (better)	6 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit (better)	192-bit
Memory detail
Memory detail	8008 MHz effective memory speed (MSI Founders Edition); numerical bandwidth omitted because the maker source used does not publish it.	12 Gbps GDDR6 (MSI VENTUS XS 6G); numerical bandwidth omitted because the maker sources used do not publish it.
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	150 W	120 W (better)
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × HDMI 2.0b and 1 × dual-link DVI-D; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a and 1 × HDMI 2.0b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2 (MSI VENTUS XS 6G)
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320	7680 × 4320 (MSI VENTUS XS 6G)
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 8-pin	1 × 8-pin
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	500 W	450 W
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	268 × 111 × 38 mm and 1096 g (MSI Founders Edition)	204 × 128 × 42 mm and 669 g (pictured MSI VENTUS XS 6G). NVIDIA's reference dimensions are 145 × 111 mm, two slots; actual partner boards vary.
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	–	Turing NVENC encoder, also used by the contemporary RTX range