Old “almost flagship” against new budgets: GTX 1070 compared with GTX 1660S and RTX 3050 in games

The authors of the NJ Tech channel in an episode on YouTube found out which graphics accelerator model is best suited for

games. To do this, experts launched the GTX 1070, GTX 1660S, RTX 3050 in 20 modern games at 1080p and 1440p. Discuss

NJ Tech experts compared 20 projects inFull HD and 1440p performance on the GTX 1070 (8 GB), GTX 1660 Super (6 GB) and RTX 3050 (8 GB). Among the games were Rainbow Six Extraction, Elden Ring, Assassins Creed: Valhalla, Dying Light 2, Destiny 2: Witch Queen, Cyberpunk 2077 (patch 1.5), Call of Duty: Warzone, etc. You can see all the characteristics of video cards below.

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INAssassins Creed: Valhallawith DX12 and Medium preset average frame rateat 1080p it was 85 fps (GTX 1070), 81 fps (GTX 1660S) and 84 fps (RTX 3050). At 1440p, the same figures were 60 fps, 59 fps and 62 fps, respectively.

INCyberpunk 2077 (patch 1.5)with medium preset, DX12, DLSS disabled andFSR at 1080p managed to achieve an average of 67, 68 and 73 fps (GTX 1070, GTX 1660S, RTX 3050, respectively). At 1440p the average performance was 42, 46 and 50 fps.

Call of Duty: WarzoneI was running at maximum graphics settings with DX12. At 1080p, average performance was at 100, 88 and 111 fps (1070, 1660S, RTX 3050), at 1440p – 73, 62 and 79 fps.

Forza horizon 5ran on high settings with DX12. At 1080p, average frame rates were 91, 94, and 98 fps (with GTX 1070, GTX 1660S, and RTX 3050, respectively), at 1440p – 69, 64, 74 fps.

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Far cry 6I was running on medium graphics settings with DX12.Average performance at 1080p here was 94 fps with the GTX 1070, 93 fps with the GTX 1660S, and 97 fps with the RTX 3050. At 1440p, average frame rates were 68, 65, and 68 fps, respectively.

GameRed dead redemption 2launched with the Medium preset and DX12.In Full HD, the average performance was 95, 96 and 104 fps (GTX 1070, GTX 1660S and RTX 3050). At 1440p, average performance was 75, 72 and 78 fps, respectively.

INShadow of Tomb Raiderat the highest graphics settings with TAA and DX12, the average frame rate in 1080p was 89, 88 and 91 fps (1070, 1660S, 3050), in 1440p – 60, 60 and 61 fps.

Fortniteran on Medium graphics settings with DX12 and EpicView Distance. At 1080p, performance averages were 128 fps (GTX 1070), 125 fps (GTX 1660S) and 131 fps (RTX 3050), while at 1440p – 81, 79 and 82 fps.

INPUGBwith the high preset, DX11 managed to achieve an average of 1080p – 126, 124 and 137 fps (GTX 1070, GTX 1660S and RTX 3050 respectively), at 1440p – 92, 88 and 97 fps.

You can see the rest of the test results above (see images).

Conclusion

Average frame rate in all 20 modernThe RTX 3050 had more games, and at 1080p by 7.55% – compared to the GTX 1070 and by 10.38% – compared to GTX 1660S, at 1440p – by 6.85% and 9.59% respectively. The GTX 1070 video card heated up the most during testing, and of all the assembly options, energy efficiency was higher in the configuration with the GTX 1660S: 238 W versus 288 W for the GTX 1070 and 262 W for the RTX 3050.

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PC specifications:

  • CPUamd Ryzen 5 5600X @ Stock Settings;
  • motherboardMSI MEG X570 ACE Motherboard;
  • graphics cardMSI GTX 1070 Gaming X/MSI GTX 1660 Super Gaming X/Gigabyte RTX 3050 EAGLE OC;
  • RAMG.SKILL Trident Z RGB: 3600MHz 16-19-19-39 (2x16GB);
  • cooling systemCorsair iCUE H115i Elite Capellix;
  • power unitCorsair TX650M Power Supply;
  • storage device2TB SSD;
  • operating systemWindows 10.