AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
49.8Rasterization25.2
36Ray Tracing20
59.2Memoryspec-based32.8
78.4Efficiencyspec-based88.3
56.1Compute31.7
11 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.7 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+25) and compute (+24). 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 7800 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 25
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 36 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 56 vs 32
- 271% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,100 vs 5,415
- 225% higher bandwidth: 624 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- 54% lower TDP: 120 W vs 263 W
- Lower launch price: $219 vs $499
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Turing |
| Process | 5 nm+58% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 263 W | 120 W+54% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840+173% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | 60 | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 120 | 0 |
| Base clock | — | 1,530 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,430 MHz+36% | 1,785 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+167% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 624 GB/s+225% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,100+271%Top 24% | 5,415Bottom 19% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,000Top 47% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,000+107%Top 26% | 11,608Bottom 19% |
| 1080p Ultra | 157 fpsTop 36% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 117 fpsTop 38% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fpsTop 32% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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