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AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

WINNER
40Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
35.7Inno Score
29.8Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
45.7Memoryspec-based32.8
86.4Efficiencyspec-based88.3
38.5Compute31.7
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 57003 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 5700 wins this graphics card face-off, 40 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+7) and rasterization (+5). 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 5700

  • Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 25
  • Stronger compute score: 39 vs 32
  • 133% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
  • 64% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,408
  • 57% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,500 vs 5,415

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

  • 33% lower TDP: 120 W vs 180 W
  • Lower launch price: $219 vs $349

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Announced20192019
ArchitectureRDNATuring
Process7 nm+42%12 nm
TDP180 W120 W+33%
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Shading units2,304+64%1,408
RT cores—0
Tensor / AI cores—0
Base clock1,465 MHz1,530 MHz+4%
Boost clock1,725 MHz1,785 MHz+3%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
VRAM8 GB+33%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width256 bit+33%192 bit
Bandwidth448 GB/s+133%192 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
3DMark Time Spy8,500+57%Bottom 30%5,415Bottom 19%
PassMark G3D14,204+22%Bottom 33%11,608Bottom 19%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
UpscalingFSR 1—

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