GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and Radeon HD 7970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and Radeon HD 7970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is 10625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
low / 720p 80−85 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon HD 7970.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Turing GCN
Code name N18E-G0 Tahiti XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 23 April 2019 22 December 2011
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1590 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 6,600 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 152.6 118.4
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 485 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
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