AMD Radeon RX 590 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory1536
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
$279 • Feb 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
6GB GDDR6 120W $178.99 Feb 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1536 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 96 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 84.96 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 288 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 5.437 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
5918 (+28%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
72340 (+58%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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
71.9 FPS (+17%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
12909 (+38%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (203 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+50%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+41%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+11%)
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+96%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+70%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+30%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+43%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+43%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+41%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 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 Ti (+31%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+38%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+42%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 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 Ti (+35%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+23%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+35%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 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 Ti (+36%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+30%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (+21%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Wins!
Based on 203 benchmarks across 65 games
41
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+21.9%
50
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
19
Wins
41
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
9%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
176
Wins
50
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
87%
Win Rate
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