AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
49.6Rasterization25.2
35.2Ray Tracing20
56.8Memory39.8
71.6Efficiency87.7
60.9Compute28.7
13 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 52.8 to 36.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+32) and rasterization (+24). 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 6900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 25
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 57 vs 40
- Stronger compute score: 61 vs 29
- 306% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,300 vs 5,000
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
- Stronger efficiency score: 88 vs 72
- 58% lower TDP: 125 W vs 300 W
- Lower launch price: $229 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 125 W+58% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+264% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+19% | 1,530 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+26% | 1,785 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+167% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+52% | 336 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,300+306% | 5,000 |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,850 | — |
| PassMark G3D | 26,100+172% | 9,600 |
| 1080p Ultra | 160 fps+214% | 51 fps |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fps+228% | 36 fps |
| 4K Ultra | 64 fps+237% | 19 fps |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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