AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 43% higher texture fill rate: 224.6 GTexel/s vs 157.1 GTexel/s
  • Around 64% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1408
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13688 vs 12776
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 881 vs 810
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 64853 vs 62695
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 207.909 vs 187.131
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3560.776 vs 2548.187
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 20.486 vs 15.882
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 148.938 vs 117.673
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1111.648 vs 901.388
  • Around 29% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 7710 vs 5978
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 Jan 2020 vs 29 Oct 2019
Texture fill rate 224.6 GTexel/s vs 157.1 GTexel/s
Pipelines 2304 vs 1408
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 13688 vs 12776
PassMark - G2D Mark 881 vs 810
Geekbench - OpenCL 64853 vs 62695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 207.909 vs 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3560.776 vs 2548.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 20.486 vs 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 148.938 vs 117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1111.648 vs 901.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3719 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3719 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7710 vs 5978

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • Around 35% higher core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 1130 MHz
  • Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1785 MHz vs 1560 MHz
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17812 vs 13621
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17812 vs 13621
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1530 MHz vs 1130 MHz
Boost clock speed 1785 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 vs 13621
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 vs 13621

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
13688
12776
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
881
810
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
64853
62695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
207.909
187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3560.776
2548.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.486
15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
148.938
117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1111.648
901.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13621
17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13621
17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
7710
5978
Name AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
PassMark - G3D Mark 13688 12776
PassMark - G2D Mark 881 810
Geekbench - OpenCL 64853 62695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 207.909 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3560.776 2548.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 20.486 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 148.938 117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1111.648 901.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13621 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3719 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13621 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3719 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7710 5978

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 Turing
Code name Navi 10 XLE TU116
Launch date 21 Jan 2020 29 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $279 $229
Place in performance rating 193 207
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1560 MHz 1785 MHz
Compute units 36
Core clock speed 1130 MHz 1530 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 449.3 GFLOPS 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 14.38 TFLOPS 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 7.188 TFLOPS 5.027 TFLOPS
Pipelines 2304 1408
Pixel fill rate 99.84 GPixel/s 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 224.6 GTexel/s 157.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 125 Watt
Transistor count 10300 million 6600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 3
DisplayPort support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 10.5 inches (267 mm) 9 inches (229 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Width Dual-slot Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12 12.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 336.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6