NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
25.2Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing20
39.8Memory34.1
87.7Efficiency95.9
28.7Compute41.2
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 45.7 to 36.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+13) and efficiency (+8). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
- Stronger memory score: 40 vs 34
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 88
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 29
- 82% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,408
- 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
- 44% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,785 MHz
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Process | 12 nm | 4 nm+67% |
| TDP | 125 W+4% | 130 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 2,560+82% |
| Base clock | 1,530 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,785 MHz | 2,570 MHz+44% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB+33% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+50% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 5,000Top 96% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 9,600Top 96% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 51 fpsTop 96% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 36 fpsTop 96% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 19 fpsTop 96% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 |
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