AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
24.4Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based32.8
95.6Efficiencyspec-based88.3
26.9Compute31.8
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 35 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 6500 XT
- 73% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,530 MHz
- 58% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,785 MHz
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
- 11% lower TDP: 107 W vs 120 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Stronger compute score: 32 vs 27
- 200% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 64 bit
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
- 38% higher Shading units: 1,408 vs 1,024
- 33% higher bandwidth: 192 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 6 nm+50% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+11% | 120 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,408+38% |
| RT cores | 16 | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+73% | 1,530 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+58% | 1,785 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 192 GB/s+33% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,939Bottom 16% | 5,443+10%Bottom 17% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 176Bottom 3% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 9,614Bottom 10% | 11,609+21%Bottom 16% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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