AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
23.2Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based32.8
78Efficiencyspec-based88.3
30.1Compute31.7
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5807 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 wins this graphics card face-off, 35.7 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+2) and compute (+2). AMD Radeon RX 580 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 580
- 64% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,408
- 33% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- 33% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- 35% lower TDP: 120 W vs 185 W
- 35% higher PassMark G3D: 11,608 vs 8,600
- 33% higher Boost clock: 1,785 MHz vs 1,340 MHz
- 23% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 5,415 vs 4,400
- 22% higher Base clock: 1,530 MHz vs 1,257 MHz
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2019 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (Polaris) | Turing |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm+14% |
| TDP | 185 W | 120 W+35% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+64% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | — | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 1,257 MHz | 1,530 MHz+22% |
| Boost clock | 1,340 MHz | 1,785 MHz+33% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+33% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,400Bottom 12% | 5,415+23%Bottom 19% |
| PassMark G3D | 8,600Bottom 8% | 11,608+35%Bottom 19% |
| 1080p Ultra | 40 fpsBottom 4% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 28 fpsBottom 4% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 14 fpsBottom 4% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 2 (game-side) | — |
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