AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
27.2Rasterization26.5
20Ray Tracing20
44.6Memoryspec-based37.9
74.9Efficiencyspec-based88.3
39.1Compute33.7
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX Vega 565 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37.3 against 37.3 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Stronger compute score: 39 vs 34
- 967% higher Bus width: 2,048 bit vs 192 bit
- 133% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,536
- 42% higher bandwidth: 410 GB/s vs 288 GB/s
- 33% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- 43% lower TDP: 120 W vs 210 W
- 30% higher Base clock: 1,500 MHz vs 1,156 MHz
- 20% higher Boost clock: 1,770 MHz vs 1,471 MHz
- 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm
- Lower launch price: $279 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Vega (GCN 5) | Turing |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm+14% |
| TDP | 210 W | 120 W+43% |
| Power connector | 8-pin + 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+133% | 1,536 |
| RT cores | — | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 1,156 MHz | 1,500 MHz+30% |
| Boost clock | 1,471 MHz | 1,770 MHz+20% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 2,048 bit+967% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 410 GB/s+42% | 288 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,784+7%Bottom 29% | 6,339Bottom 28% |
| PassMark G3D | 12,912+3%Bottom 28% | 12,558Bottom 24% |
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