NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
25.2Rasterization32
20Ray Tracing27.6
39.8Memoryspec-based41.5
87.7Efficiencyspec-based95.9
28.7Compute42.9
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 43.8 to 36.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+14) and Ray Tracing (+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
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger rasterization score: 32 vs 25
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 43 vs 29
- 99% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,940 vs 5,000
- 82% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,408
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% |
| RT cores | — | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,530 MHz | 2,310 MHz+51% |
| 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+5% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 5,000Bottom 17% | 9,940+99%Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,600Bottom 10% | 16,768+75%Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 51 fpsBottom 6% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 36 fpsBottom 6% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 19 fpsBottom 6% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 |
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