AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
28.6Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
39.8Memoryspec-based32.8
88.9Efficiencyspec-based88.3
37.3Compute31.7
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.9 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+6) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 29 vs 25
- Stronger compute score: 37 vs 32
- 75% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
- 64% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,408
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- 35% higher Base clock: 1,530 MHz vs 1,130 MHz
- 25% lower TDP: 120 W vs 160 W
- Lower launch price: $219 vs $279
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 120 W+25% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+64% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | — | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 1,130 MHz | 1,530 MHz+35% |
| Boost clock | 1,750 MHz | 1,785 MHz+2% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s+75% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,698+42%Bottom 28% | 5,415Bottom 19% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,384+15%Bottom 26% | 11,608Bottom 19% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | — |
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