AMD Radeon RX 470 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
22.5Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
31.6Memoryspec-based32.8
86Efficiencyspec-based88.3
36Compute31.8
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 4706 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 34.9 against 35.7 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 edges ahead in rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 470
- Stronger compute score: 36 vs 32
- 45% higher Shading units: 2,048 vs 1,408
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- 10% higher bandwidth: 211 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $179 vs $219
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- 65% higher Base clock: 1,530 MHz vs 926 MHz
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
- 48% higher Boost clock: 1,785 MHz vs 1,206 MHz
- 48% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 5,443 vs 3,680
- 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Polaris (GCN 4) | Turing |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm+14% |
| TDP | 120 W | 120 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+45% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | — | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 926 MHz | 1,530 MHz+65% |
| Boost clock | 1,206 MHz | 1,785 MHz+48% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 211 GB/s+10% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,680Bottom 12% | 5,443+48%Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 11,609Bottom 21% |
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