nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W $219 Mar 2019
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
VS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
$399 • Jul 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
8GB GDDR6 225W $399 Jul 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 120 W | 225 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1785 MHz | 1905 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | Turing | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 88 | 160 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2001 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.68 GPixel/s | 121.9 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.1 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.027 GFLOPS | 9.754 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistors | 6600 Million | 10300 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
5094
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
8594 (+69%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
60105
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
81739 (+36%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
65.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
117.9 FPS (+80%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11656
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
16398 (+41%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (177 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+45%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+45%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+44%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+44%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+38%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+34%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+56%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+60%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+85%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+52%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+59%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+60%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+60%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+60%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+71%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+95%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+79%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+69%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Wins!
Based on 177 benchmarks across 57 games
43
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
VS
+64.3%
71
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
0
Wins
43
Avg FPS
37
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
177
Wins
71
Avg FPS
60
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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