AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
33.8Rasterization26.4
25.2Ray Tracing20
39.9Memoryspec-based37.9
86.4Efficiencyspec-based88.3
41.7Compute33.7
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 42.1 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+8) and rasterization (+7). 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 6650 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 26
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 34
- 74% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,900 vs 6,261
- 49% higher Boost clock: 2,635 MHz vs 1,770 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
- 33% lower TDP: 120 W vs 180 W
- Lower launch price: $279 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 180 W | 120 W+33% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+33% | 1,536 |
| RT cores | 32 | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 2,055 MHz+37% | 1,500 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,635 MHz+49% | 1,770 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 280 GB/s | 288 GB/s+3% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,900+74%Bottom 44% | 6,261Bottom 23% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,980Bottom 10% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,800+34%Bottom 49% | 12,565Bottom 25% |
| 1080p Ultra | 93 fpsBottom 26% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 66 fpsBottom 26% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 33 fpsBottom 21% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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