AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
33.8Rasterization25.2
25.2Ray Tracing20
39.9Memory39.8
86.4Efficiency87.7
41.7Compute28.7
11 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 42.1 to 36.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+13) and rasterization (+9). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 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 6650 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 25
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 29
- 118% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,900 vs 5,000
- 83% higher 1440p Ultra: 66 fps vs 36 fps
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
- 31% lower TDP: 125 W vs 180 W
- 20% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 280 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $229 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 180 W | 125 W+31% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+45% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 2,055 MHz+34% | 1,530 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,635 MHz+48% | 1,785 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 280 GB/s | 336 GB/s+20% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,900+118% | 5,000 |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,980 | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,800+75% | 9,600 |
| 1080p Ultra | 93 fps+82% | 51 fps |
| 1440p Ultra | 66 fps+83% | 36 fps |
| 4K Ultra | 33 fps+74% | 19 fps |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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