NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
25.2Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing20
39.8Memory71.2
87.7Efficiency79.1
28.7Compute73.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super6 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 36.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+45) and memory (+31). 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 efficiency score: 88 vs 79
- 46% lower TDP: 125 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $229 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 40
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 29
- 627% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 1,408
- 300% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 6 GB
- 129% higher bandwidth: 768 GB/s vs 336 GB/s
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Process | 12 nm | 8 nm+33% |
| TDP | 125 W+46% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 10,240+627% |
| RT cores | — | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,530 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,785 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 24 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 768 GB/s+129% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS |
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