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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 27% to 202%, including 42% in 3DMark Time Spy (9,097 vs 6,421). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 generates 52.4 tokens/s (per LocalScore) against 16.7 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070. Released 2019 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER), 2018 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070). MSRP range: $229 · $499. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
vram gb 68
vram type GDDR6GDDR6
tdp w 125175
cuda cores 14082304
rt cores —36
tensor cores —288
process nm —12

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, Notebookcheck, Modders Inc, PCTestBench, Geeks3D, HWBOT, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic, WCCFTech and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck		 15,070 points19,283 points
3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 15,855 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: Modders Inc, PCTestBench		 3,299 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Geeks3D, HWBOT, 3DMark		 1,677 points5,069 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks, Notebookcheck		 1,248 points2,094 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 5,670 points—
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, CpuTronic, WCCFTech		 6,421 points9,097 points
3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 5,979 points—
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: Modders Inc, PCTestBench		 2,876 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 807 pts—
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 12,683 pts16,063 points

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 27% to 202%, including 42% in 3DMark Time Spy (9,097 vs 6,421).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 generates 52.4 tokens/s (per LocalScore) against 16.7 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.

What did the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER launched at a $229 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at $499. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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