NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and AMD Radeon RX 580 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

AMD Radeon RX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 53834 vs 42148
Around 69% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 195.93 vs 116.142
Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1919.95 vs 1022.932
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 14.6 vs 9.235
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 94.964 vs 84.034
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12301 vs 11281
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3695
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12301 vs 11281
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3695
Around 13% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4912 vs 4359

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 18 April 2017
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	53834 vs 42148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	195.93 vs 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1919.95 vs 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	14.6 vs 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	94.964 vs 84.034
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12301 vs 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12301 vs 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4912 vs 4359

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 1140 MHz
Around 51% higher texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 128.2 GTexel/s
Around 50% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1536
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
5.3x more memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8879 vs 8625
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 771 vs 364
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 492.867

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1257 MHz vs 1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz vs 1335 MHz
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s vs 128.2 GTexel/s
Pipelines	2304 vs 1536
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz vs 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8879 vs 8625
PassMark - G2D Mark	771 vs 364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721 vs 492.867

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8625

8879

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

364

771

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

53834

42148

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

195.93

116.142

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1919.95

1022.932

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

14.6

9.235

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

94.964

84.034

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

492.867

607.721

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12301

11281

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12301

11281

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3695

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3349

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

4912

4359

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark	8625	8879
PassMark - G2D Mark	364	771
Geekbench - OpenCL	53834	42148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	195.93	116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1919.95	1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	14.6	9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	94.964	84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	492.867	607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12301	11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12301	11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4912	4359

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	AMD Radeon RX 580
Essentials
Architecture	Turing	GCN 4.0
Code name	TU116	Polaris 20
Launch date	23 April 2019	18 April 2017
Place in performance rating	333	331
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Design		Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation		4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$169.99
Value for money (0-100)		76.21
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1335 MHz	1340 MHz
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	1257 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	128.2 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	8.202 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	4.101 TFLOPS
Pipelines	1536	2304
Pixel fill rate	64.08 GPixel/s	42.88 GP/s
Texture fill rate	128.2 GTexel/s	192.96 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	185 Watt
Transistor count	6600 million	5,700 million
Compute units		36
Floating-point performance		6.2 TFLOPs
Render output units		32
Stream Processors		2304
Texture Units		144
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Bridgeless CrossFire
Length		241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)		500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	256 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)	8000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready