AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
24.4Rasterization25.2
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based32.8
95.6Efficiencyspec-based88.3
26.9Compute31.7
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 35.7. 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 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 | 4,918Bottom 17% | 5,415+10%Bottom 19% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 11,608+21%Bottom 19% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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