ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 2X Windforce 6GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
The ASUS Prime RTX 5070 is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 1440p gaming performance, especially when paired with DLSS and frame generation. Users upgrading from older cards like the GTX 1080 Ti or RTX 2080 report significant gains, though some note that the 12GB VRAM can be a limiting factor for future titles. A few reviewers mention driver glitches and a desire for more VRAM, but overall sentiment is very positive, with many calling it a great value at MSRP.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet fan operation
- Strong 1440p gaming performance
- Great value at MSRP
- Effective DLSS and frame generation
Cons
- 12GB VRAM may limit future games
- Nvidia driver glitches reported
- Red LED stays on after shutdown
- Some units arrived faulty
- No significant upgrade for old games
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 2X Windforce 6GB GDDR6
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super is widely praised as an excellent value for 1080p gaming, delivering high to ultra settings smoothly in most titles. Users highlight its quiet operation, low power draw, and compact size, though the software and non-metal backplate draw mild criticism. Overall, it is seen as a reliable, cost-effective upgrade for older cards.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Quiet operation
- Low power consumption
- Compact size (2-slot)
- Great value for money
Cons
- Mediocre software (AORUS)
- Non-metal backplate
- No ray tracing support
- Minor driver update flicker reported
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 2X Windforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 12 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 10.050000190734863 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 5.0269999504089355 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 120★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 279★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.02 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 2X Windforce 6GB GDDR6
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong efficiency (69th percentile)
- Below average compute (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (21st percentile)
- Below average vram (24th percentile)
- Below average rt (26th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 2X Windforce 6GB GDDR6
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 38 specs.
