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AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 6800
48.8Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
35.7Inno Score
41.6Rasterization25.2
30.5Ray Tracing20
56.8Memoryspec-based32.8
77.7Efficiencyspec-based88.3
53.2Compute31.7
11 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 68001 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6800 wins this graphics card face-off, 48.8 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+22) and rasterization (+16). 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 6800

  • Stronger rasterization score: 42 vs 25
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 53 vs 32
  • 202% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,340 vs 5,415
  • 173% higher Shading units: 3,840 vs 1,408

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

  • 52% lower TDP: 120 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $219 vs $579

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Announced20202019
ArchitectureRDNA 2Turing
Process7 nm+42%12 nm
TDP250 W120 W+52%
Power connector2x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Shading units3,840+173%1,408
RT cores600
Tensor / AI cores—0
Base clock1,815 MHz+19%1,530 MHz
Boost clock2,105 MHz+18%1,785 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
VRAM16 GB+167%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width256 bit+33%192 bit
Bandwidth512 GB/s+167%192 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
3DMark Time Spy16,340+202%Top 34%5,415Bottom 19%
3DMark Speed Way2,977Bottom 35%—
PassMark G3D22,052+90%Top 33%11,608Bottom 19%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
UpscalingFSR 3—

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