AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
24.4Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
32.4Memoryspec-based32.8
92.6Efficiencyspec-based88.3
27.9Compute31.7
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT scores 35.5 against 35.7 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- 17% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
- 12% higher Base clock: 1,717 MHz vs 1,530 MHz
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $219
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Stronger compute score: 32 vs 28
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
- 28% higher PassMark G3D: 11,608 vs 9,047
- 10% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 5,415 vs 4,904
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 130 W | 120 W+8% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 1,408 |
| RT cores | — | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz+12% | 1,530 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz+3% | 1,785 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s+17% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | 5,415+10%Bottom 19% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | 11,608+28%Bottom 19% |
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