Nvidia GTX 1660 vs Nvidia RTX 4070

Nvidia RTX 4070 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 5.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 4070
Memory bandwidth2.6x on the Nvidia RTX 4070
FP16 / BF16 dense5.8x on the Nvidia RTX 4070
Board power1.7x on the Nvidia GTX 1660

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia GTX 1660 Nvidia RTX 4070
Cheapest listed $0.07 $0.07
Median across providers $0.07 $0.07
Most expensive listed $0.07 $0.08
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 1 1
One month, 730 hours $51 $50

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GTX 1660 or the Nvidia RTX 4070 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia GTX 1660 starts at $0.07 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4070 at $0.07. Nvidia RTX 4070 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 5.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia GTX 1660: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4070: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia GTX 1660: $51 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4070: $50 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.