NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
25.2Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing27.6
32.8Memoryspec-based41.5
88.3Efficiencyspec-based95.9
31.7Compute41.2
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16609 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
- Lower launch price: $219 vs $249
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 32
- 82% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,408
- 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
- 67% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 192 GB/s
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Process | 12 nm | 4 nm+67% |
| TDP | 120 W+8% | 130 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 2,560+82% |
| RT cores | 0 | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 0 | 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 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB+33% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+50% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 320 GB/s+67% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 5,415Bottom 19% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 11,608Bottom 19% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
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