Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2070 Gigabyte Mini ITX 8GB | GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3-way SLI |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 37% | 7% |
| Hitman 3 | 19% | 20% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 43% | 15% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 45% | 18% |
| FIFA 21 | 68% | 53% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 12% | 30% |
| Far Cry 6 | 9% | 34% |
| Genshin Impact | 37% | 7% |
| Battlefield 6 | 19% | 20% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 37% | 7% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Gigabyte Mini ITX 8GB are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3-way SLI.
The RTX 2070 has a 495 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 660 Ti, but the GTX 660 Ti has 192 more Texture Mapping Units than the RTX 2070. As a result, the GTX 660 Ti exhibits a 104.4 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the RTX 2070. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 2070 has a 495 MHz higher core clock speed but 8 fewer Render Output Units than the GTX 660 Ti. The lower ROP count doesn't matter, though, as altogether the RTX 2070 manages to provide 24.3 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 2070 was released over three years more recently than the GTX 660 Ti, and so the RTX 2070 is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the GTX 660 Ti when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RTX 2070 has 2048 MB more video memory than the GTX 660 Ti, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RTX 2070 also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2070 has 15.4 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 660 Ti, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2070 is slightly better than the GTX 660 Ti.
The GeForce RTX 2070 Gigabyte Mini ITX 8GB has 2304 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3-way SLI has 4032. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2070 is 4009 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 660 Ti is 3951. The RTX 2070 having 58 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2070 delivers a significantly smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 660 Ti.
The RTX 2070 transistor size technology is 16 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 660 Ti. This means that the RTX 2070 is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 660 Ti.
The GeForce RTX 2070 Gigabyte Mini ITX 8GB requires 175 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3-way SLI requires 450 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RTX 2070. The GTX 660 Ti requires 275 Watts more than the RTX 2070 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 660 Ti may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RTX 2070.
| Core Speed | 1410 MHz |  | vs | 915 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1740 MHz | | vs | 980 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing TU106 | Kepler GK104-200-KD-A2 (x3) | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | - | vs | Good | ||
| Release Date | 17 Oct 2018 | | vs | 01 Aug 2012 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | - | |
| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 9.8
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vs | - | |
| 3840x2160 | 7.6
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vs | - | |
| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 6144 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | 1502 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | vs | | 576 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | 432.6GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
1152 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2304 | vs | | 4032 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 144 | vs | | 336 | |
| Texture Rate | 203 GTexel/s | vs | | 307.4 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | vs | | 72 | |
| Pixel Rate | 90.2 GPixel/s | | vs | 65.9 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 4096x2160 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | 0 | |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | - | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 175 Watts | | vs | 450 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 550 Watts | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | 12.0 | |
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| Shader Model | 6.1 | | vs | 5.0 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-8600K 6-Core 3.6GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce RTX 2070 Gigabyte Mini ITX 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the 12nm Turing Architecture and is considered a great 1440p video card. This is a dual-slot mini-ITX graphics card with a single 90mm fan and metal black plate. Measuring just 190mm in length, this graphics card is ideal for small PC builds and HTPCs. This video card has poor overclocking potential. Architecture It equips a cut-down Turing GPU Codenamed TU106, more specifically the TU106-400-A1 variant which is not permitted for a factory overclock. This is a First Gen Turing GPU and has 16 SM activated, offering 2304 CUDA Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing (RTX) technology. It is equipped with 288 Tensor Cores for AI purposes and 32 RT Cores for ray-tracing. GPU The central unit runs at 1410 MHz and goes up to 1620 MHz in Boost Mode, the same speed as the reference model. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 448GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 175W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with one available 8-pin power connector. Performance The GeForce RTX 2070 offers performance in between the GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, albeit also boasting ray-tracing and DLSS support. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 2070 Gigabyte Mini ITX 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a high-end processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3-way SLI is a solution of three GeForce GTX 660 Ti put together using NVIDIA'S SLI technology. Check the page of GeForce GTX 660 Ti to know more about its chip. As usual, SLI relies a lot on proper driver support and may suffer from micro-stuttering in lower frame rates (below 30). Benchmarks indicate the performance is overall, is up to X% better than a single GeForce GTX 660 Ti performing by itself but at times (depending whether or not the 3D game supports SLI or in the graphics driver) it performed worse than a single GeForce GTX 660 Ti. Expect this combination to draw up to 450 Watt though the average power consumption should be slightly lower. Even the most demanding games will run at the highest settings. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||