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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
35.7Inno Score
31.2Rasterization25.2
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based32.8
97.8Efficiencyspec-based88.3
20Compute31.7
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90502 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 9050 wins this graphics card face-off, 39.6 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+6) and Ray Tracing (+5). 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 9050

  • Stronger rasterization score: 31 vs 25
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
  • 74% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,441 vs 5,415
  • 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
  • 50% higher bandwidth: 288 GB/s vs 192 GB/s

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

  • Stronger compute score: 32 vs 20
  • 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
  • 38% higher Shading units: 1,408 vs 1,024
  • Lower launch price: $219 vs $279

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Announced20262019
ArchitectureRDNA 4Turing
Process4 nm+67%12 nm
TDP92 W+23%120 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Shading units1,0241,408+38%
RT cores160
Tensor / AI cores320
Base clock—1,530 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+46%1,785 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
VRAM8 GB+33%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth288 GB/s+50%192 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
3DMark Time Spy9,441+74%Bottom 38%5,415Bottom 19%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%—
PassMark G3D—11,608Bottom 19%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
UpscalingFSR 4—

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