AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
62.4Rasterization25.2
47.7Ray Tracing20
74Memoryspec-based32.8
67Efficiencyspec-based88.3
68.9Compute31.7
12 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX wins this graphics card face-off, 62.9 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+37) and compute (+37). 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 7900 XTX
- Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 25
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 48 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 69 vs 32
- 463% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 30,500 vs 5,415
- 400% higher bandwidth: 960 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- 66% lower TDP: 120 W vs 355 W
- Lower launch price: $219 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Turing |
| Process | 5 nm+58% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 355 W | 120 W+66% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 6,144+336% | 1,408 |
| RT cores | 96 | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 192 | 0 |
| Base clock | 1,855 MHz+21% | 1,530 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,500 MHz+40% | 1,785 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB+300% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+100% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s+400% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 30,500+463%Top 5% | 5,415Bottom 19% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,200Top 18% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 30,700+164%Top 5% | 11,608Bottom 19% |
| 1080p Ultra | 188 fpsTop 15% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 147 fpsTop 13% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 86 fpsTop 13% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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