AMD Radeon RX 590 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1660
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W N/A Mar 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 175 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 192.1 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1408 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 88 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 85.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 192.1 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 5.027 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 6600 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4611
AMD Radeon RX 590
5094 (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
60105 (+31%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
61.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 590
65.4 FPS (+7%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
11656 (+24%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Game Benchmarks Comparison (195 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 (+24%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 (+25%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 (+23%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+17%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+21%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+21%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+22%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+9%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+18%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+18%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+12%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+4%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+16%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+18%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+11%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+17%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+11%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+7%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Wins!
Based on 195 benchmarks across 63 games
42
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+6.4%
44
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
60
Wins
42
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
31%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
123
Wins
44
Avg FPS
38
Min FPS
63%
Win Rate
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