NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

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Performance
GeForce GTX 470
4,3424% of 104,598
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER406% better
21,980.521% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 406% better performance than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 470
12.448% of 161.45
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER672% better
95.9859% of 161.45

The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 672% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q1 2010 with a MSRP of $349. It is built on the Fermi GPU microarchitecture (codename GF100) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 470 has 1,280 MB of GDDR5 memory, with a 837 MHz memory clock and a 320 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 133.9 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 470 includes 448 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 607 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 56 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 40 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GTX 470 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports DVI, mini-HDMI 1.3a display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 550 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 215 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The GTX 470 has the 266th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 4.15% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 4,342 score and $349 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 12.44. This is the 94th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is a desktop graphics card that launched in Q4 2019 with a MSRP of $229. It is built on the Turing GPU microarchitecture (codename TU116) and is manufactured on a 12 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 1660 SUPER has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 1,750 MHz memory clock and a 192 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 336 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 1660 SUPER includes 1,408 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,530 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,785 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 88 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 48 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GTX 1660 SUPER occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports DVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 300 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The GTX 1660 SUPER has the 106th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 21.01% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 21,980.5 score and $229 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 95.98. This is the 19th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
ManufacturerNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureFermiTuring
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ1 2010Q4 2019
Launch Price (MSRP)$349$229
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeActive
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong
GeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Low - 1080p
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47 FPS
Medium - 1080p
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34 FPS
High - 1080p
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25 FPS
Ultra - 1080p
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13 FPS
QHD - 1440p
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12 FPS
4K UHD - 2160p
--
--
FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 orGeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPUFrames Per Second
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER14+17%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER12

Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 orGeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPUCost Per Frame
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER19.08
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER28.5+49%

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
GeForce GTX 470
4,3424% of 104,598
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER406% better
21,980.521% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 406% better performance than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 470 is ranked 266th with a score of 4,342, and the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is ranked 106th with a score of 21,980.5.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 470
12.448% of 161.45
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER672% better
95.9859% of 161.45

The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 672% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 470 is ranked 94th with a performance per dollar of 12.44, and the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is ranked 19th with a performance per dollar of 95.98.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 or
GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT22,954+429%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti22,891.5+427%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER21,980.5+406%
GeForce GTX 166021,063.5+385%
Radeon RX 5500 XT19,499+349%
GeForce GTX 4805,014+15%
GeForce GT 10304,727.5+9%
GeForce GTX 4704,342
Radeon HD 68704,218-3%
Radeon HD 7770 (GHz Edition)3,098-29%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 or
GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Radeon RX 660096.58+676%
GeForce GTX 166096.18+673%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER95.98+672%
Radeon RX 570090.17+625%
Radeon RX 5700 XT89.78+622%
Radeon HD 797014.15+14%
GeForce GTX 59013.11+5%
GeForce GTX 47012.44
Radeon HD 645011.33-9%
GeForce GTX 48010.05-19%

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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5,965
3DMark Time Spy Score
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6,583
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
25,757
95,473
(+270.67%)
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
2,757.5
15,995
(+480.05%)
3DMark Night Raid Graphics
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72,578.5
3DMark 11 Performance Score
4,718
22,780.5
(+382.84%)
PassMark G3D Mark
3,107
12,753
(+310.46%)
PassMark G2D Mark
401
814
(+102.99%)
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
CodenameGF100TU116
ArchitectureFermiTuring
Process Size40 nm12 nm
Transistors3,100 million6,600 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Memory Size1,280 MB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth133.9 Gb/s336 Gb/s
Memory Clock837 MHz1,750 MHz
Memory Interface320 bit192 bit
L1 Cache64 KB64 KB
L2 Cache640 KB1,536 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)215 W125 W
Suggested PSU550 W300 W
Power Connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-pin
OutputsDVI, mini-HDMI 1.3aDVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
CUDA Cores4481,408
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)1422
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)5688
Render Output Units (ROP)4048
Core Clock Speed607 MHz1,530 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)--1,785 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Pixel Fill Rate17.02 GPixel/s85.68 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate34.05 GTexel/s157.1 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance1,089 GFLOPS5.03 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance136.1 GFLOPS157.1 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecGeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
OpenCL1.13.0
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.16.8

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.