[38 Gaming tests + videos] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 vs GTX 1660 Ti – both of them can still do the job
When it comes to mobile gaming the Ampere GPUs are on the top of the food chain. But if you haven’t noticed, Turing-based laptops are still on the market. Sure, they aren’t the newest (ergo, latest and greatest tech) products but in terms of pure performance, most of them are just fine. And because of the Ampere video cards, you can find some good deals with discounted Turing notebooks.
That’s why we decided to show the performance of two Turing chips that are still very capable when it comes to gaming. We are talking about the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. These are full-blow versions fitted in laptops with good cooling solutions so perhaps we’re about to squeeze every possible FPS out of them.
See all configurations with: GeForce RTX 2070 / GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Contents
Specs overview
RTX 2070 and GTX 1660 Ti are Turing GPUs. The RTX 2070 has a TU106 chip as for the GTX 1660 Ti – TU116.
TU106 is e real beast when it is compared to TU116 – 64 ROPs, 8GB GDDR6 memory size, 256-bit memory bus. The GeForce RTX 2070 has the following core frequencies – 1215 MHz to 1485 MHz. Its TGP is a higher – 115W but that’s fine because it is a more powerful GPU and it needs more “space to play”.
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the most powerful Turing non-RTX video card. It has 6GB of video memory (GDDR6), a 192-bit memory bus, 1536 shaders, 48 ROPs, and 80W TGP. The memory clock is 12000 MHz. For the GPU side, we have a base clock of 1455 Mhz and a 1590 MHz boost.
Ok, enough talking, let’s go straight to our benchmarks.
GPU comparison table
| GeForce RTX 2070 | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Turing | Turing |
| GPU chip | TU106 | TU116 |
| Shader units | 2034 (+32%) | 1536 |
| ROPs | 64 (+33%) | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1215 (+20%) | up to 1455 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1485 | up to 1590 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 14000 (+17%) | up to 12000 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 (+33%) | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 (+33%) | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 115W (+44%) | 80W |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Technology | 12nm | 12nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 01.2019 | 04.2019 |
| Official page | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests
| CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 426 fps (+24%) | 376 fps (+20%) | 338 fps (+22%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 345 fps | 313 fps | 277 fps |
| DOTA 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 181 fps (+1%) | 151 fps | 142 fps | 124 fps (+2%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 180 fps | 160 fps (+6%) | 144 fps (+1%) | 122 fps |
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| Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 180 fps (+4%) | 145 fps (+8%) | 84 fps (+15%) | 62 fps (+35%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 173 fps | 134 fps | 73 fps | 46 fps |
| For Honor | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 171 fps (+26%) | 163 fps (+27%) | 123 fps (+27%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 136 fps | 128 fps | 97 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 302 fps (+4%) | 252 fps (+18%) | 240 fps (+22%) | 218 fps (+25%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 291 fps | 213 fps | 197 fps | 174 fps |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 173 fps (+6%) | 143 fps (+13%) | 84 fps (+29%) | 55 fps (+28%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 163 fps | 127 fps | 65 fps | 43 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 111 fps (+19%) | 103 fps (+21%) | 90 fps (+22%) | 59 fps (+23%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 93 fps | 85 fps | 74 fps | 48 fps |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 132 fps (+48%) | 104 fps (+33%) | 101 fps (+35%) | 67 fps (+26%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 89 fps | 78 fps | 75 fps | 53 fps |
| Doom (2016) | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 200 fps (+8%) | 200 fps (+27%) | 200 fps (+29%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 186 fps | 158 fps | 155 fps |
| Doom Eternal | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 196 fps (+39%) | 181 fps (+38%) | 157 fps (+26%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 141 fps | 131 fps | 125 fps |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 103 fps (+8%) | 92 fps (+51%) | 44 fps (+29%) | 24 fps (+41%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 95 fps | 61 fps | 34 fps | 17 fps |
| Metro Exodus | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 127 fps (+10%) | 66 fps (+27%) | 31 fps (+29%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 115 fps | 52 fps | 24 fps |
| Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 153 fps (+10%) | 113 fps (+12%) | 100 fps (+23%) | 81 fps (+25%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 137 fps | 101 fps | 81 fps | 65 fps |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 94 fps (+8%) | 87 fps (+7%) | 79 fps (+13%) | 60 fps (+20%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 87 fps | 81 fps | 70 fps | 50 fps |
| Hearthstone | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 287 fps (+9%) | 306 fps | 57 fps |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 264 fps | 351 fps (+15%) | 57 fps |
| Minecraft | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, Maximum (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 1946 fps (+177%) | 96 fps (+100%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 703 fps | 48 fps |
| League Of Legends | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, V.High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 427 fps (+76%) | 295 fps (+18%) | 313 fps (+33%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 242 fps | 251 fps | 235 fps |
| Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 695 fps (+20%) | 316 fps (+7%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 580 fps | 294 fps |
| Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 266 fps (+6%) | 243 fps (+15%) | 176 fps (+30%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 250 fps | 212 fps | 135 fps |
| PUBG | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 173 fps (+5%) | 171 fps (+27%) | 171 fps (+30%) | 148 fps (+36%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 165 fps | 135 fps | 132 fps | 109 fps |
| Darksiders Genesis | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Mid (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 168 fps (+4%) | 151 fps (+7%) | 143 fps (+15%) | 117 fps (+11%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 161 fps | 141 fps | 124 fps | 105 fps |
| Halo Reach | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Original (Check settings) | Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 238 fps | 206 fps (+7%) | 178 fps (+8%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 242 fps (+2%) | 192 fps | 165 fps |
| Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 121 fps (+7%) | 104 fps (+13%) | 78 fps (+24%) | 61 fps (+24%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 113 fps | 92 fps | 63 fps | 49 fps |
| Team Fortress 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 177 fps (+11%) | 169 fps (+12%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 160 fps | 151 fps |
| eFootball PES 2020 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 214 fps (+6%) | 199 fps (+21%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 202 fps | 165 fps |
| FIFA 20 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 262 fps (+19%) | 212 fps (+1%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 220 fps | 209 fps |
| The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 215 fps (+19%) | 173 fps (+31%) | 146 fps (+33%) | 97 fps (+35%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 180 fps | 132 fps | 110 fps | 72 fps |
| Need For Speed Heat | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 89 fps (+9%) | 79 fps (+11%) | 72 fps (+11%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 82 fps | 71 fps | 65 fps |
| Apex Legends | Full HD, Min. (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 262 fps (+20%) | 203 fps (+22%) | 147 fps (+27%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 219 fps | 166 fps | 116 fps |
| Battlefield V | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 179 fps (+15%) | 143 fps (+20%) | 133 fps (+28%) | 123 fps (+26%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 155 fps | 119 fps | 104 fps | 98 fps |
| Call Of Duty Modern Warfare | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 136 fps (+25%) | 120 fps (+22%) | 92 fps (+21%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 109 fps | 98 fps | 76 fps |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 156 fps (+15%) | 97 fps (+47%) | 79 fps (+46%) | 50 fps (+47%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 136 fps | 66 fps | 54 fps | 34 fps |
| Total War Three Kingdoms | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 209 fps (+16%) | 129 fps (+17%) | 91 fps (+32%) | 68 fps (+42%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 180 fps | 110 fps | 69 fps | 48 fps |
| Warframe | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 393 fps (+51%) | 277 fps (+16%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 260 fps | 238 fps |
| World Of Tanks Encore | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 633 fps (+7%) | 298 fps (+14%) | 176 fps (+28%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 589 fps | 262 fps | 137 fps |
| Resident Evil 2 | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Balanced (Check settings) | Full HD, Graphics P. (Check settings) | Full HD, Max (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 181 fps (+9%) | 172 fps (+21%) | 160 fps (+28%) | 138 fps (+30%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 166 fps | 143 fps | 125 fps | 106 fps |
| Far Cry New Dawn | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 107 fps (+6%) | 95 fps (+10%) | 84 fps (+9%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 101 fps | 86 fps | 77 fps |
| Path Of Exile | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | 450 fps (+11%) | 176 fps (+24%) | 81 fps (+35%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 406 fps | 142 fps | 60 fps |
Performance summary (gaming tests)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | Full HD, Low | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Ultra | Average difference % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | |||||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | +16% | +20% | +24% | +24% | +21% |
Verdict
If the money is not a problem a laptop with RTX 2070 will be a good choice – it will be a powerful machine with RTX capabilities that will do the job just okay if you want to play new gaming titles and it will be good for future ones too because of the 8GB of video memory. The RTX 2070 is still suitable for high refresh rate monitors – maybe you have to turn the settings from Ultra to Very High but this will not impact the visual quality that much.
The RTX 1660 Ti is a strong midfielder – it can run almost every new game on Ultra preset with over 30 FPS and if you turn down a bit the visual quality you can reach easily the 60 FPS mark. For most people that is enough. We can call the TU116 “the smart choice” in this comparison – you can enjoy good visuals at a much lower price compared to notebooks with RTX 2070.
The RTX 2070 and GTX 1660 Ti are two very different GPU. We can’t call either of the two “a winner” because they are targeted in very different price categories. The TU106 is still a fast GPU, it is for people who demand high FPS in every game combined with max visual quality – this pleasure is a costly one. The TU116 is a smart choice – with GTX 1660 Ti you can use Max settings too but FPS will be lower (over 30, which is fine). The key selling point here is the price/performance ratio – TU116 based machines have a more affordable price and more people can buy them and enjoy the new games like AC Odyssey or Shadow Of The Tomb Raider without breaking the bank.
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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