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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
37.2Inno Score
31.2Rasterization26.4
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based37.9
97.8Efficiencyspec-based88.3
20Compute33.7
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90502 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 9050 wins this graphics card face-off, 39.6 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+5) and Ray Tracing (+5). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 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 26
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
  • 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
  • 51% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,441 vs 6,261
  • 47% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,770 MHz

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

  • Stronger compute score: 34 vs 20
  • 50% higher Shading units: 1,536 vs 1,024
  • 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Shading units1,0241,536+50%
RT cores160
Tensor / AI cores320
Base clock—1,500 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+47%1,770 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
VRAM8 GB+33%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth288 GB/s288 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
3DMark Time Spy9,441+51%Bottom 38%6,261Bottom 23%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%—
PassMark G3D—12,565Bottom 25%

Features

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

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