AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
24.4Rasterization26.4
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based37.9
95.6Efficiencyspec-based88.3
26.9Compute33.7
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 37.2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 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
- 77% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,500 MHz
- 59% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,770 MHz
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
- 11% lower TDP: 107 W vs 120 W
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $279
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- Stronger compute score: 34 vs 27
- 200% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 64 bit
- 100% higher bandwidth: 288 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 50% higher Shading units: 1,536 vs 1,024
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,536+50% |
| RT cores | 16 | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+77% | 1,500 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+59% | 1,770 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 288 GB/s+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 6,261+27%Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 12,565+31%Bottom 25% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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