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Comparision Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus vs MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus video card is based on the Turing architecture. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming on the Maxwell architecture. The first has 6600 million transistors. The second is 5200 million. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has a transistor size of 12 nm versus 28.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1530 MHz versus 1140 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has 6 GB. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming has 6 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 192 Gb/s versus 224.4 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is 4.97. At MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 3.74.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus scored 11416 points. And here is the second card 9332 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 13474 points. Second 11457 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has Directx version 12. Video card MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has 120W heat dissipation requirements versus 148W for MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming.
Why Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is better than MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming
- Passmark score 11416 против 9332 , more on 22%
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score 75657 против 69793 , more on 8%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 12362 против 9042 , more on 37%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 13474 против 11457 , more on 18%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 20343 против 15366 , more on 32%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 56907 против 40507 , more on 40%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 466347 против 404744 , more on 15%
- GPU base clock speed 1530 MHz против 1140 MHz, more on 34%
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus vs MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming: highlights
![Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/fc7/340_345_0/no_photo.jpg)
![MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/28a/340_345_0/MSI.jpg)
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FAQ
How does the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus scored 11416 points. The second video card scored 9332 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is 4.97 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 3.74 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus 120 Watt. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 148 Watt.
How fast are Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus and MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus operates at 1530 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1785 MHz. The clock base frequency of MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming reaches 1140 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1279 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus supports GDDR5. Installed 6 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 192 GB/s. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming works with GDDR5. The second one has 4 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 192 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has 1 HDMI outputs. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus uses There is no data. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is built on Turing. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming uses the Maxwell architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus is equipped with Turing TU116. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming is set to GM204.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus has 6600 million transistors. MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming has 5200 million transistors