NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1335 MHz vs 1284 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8625 vs 7711
  • Around 54% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 53834 vs 34852
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 195.93 vs 115.237
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1919.95 vs 1890.261
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 14.6 vs 10.121
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12301 vs 9258
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12301 vs 9258
  • Around 30% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4912 vs 3785
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs 15 October 2018
Boost clock speed 1335 MHz vs 1284 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8625 vs 7711
Geekbench - OpenCL 53834 vs 34852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 195.93 vs 115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1919.95 vs 1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 14.6 vs 10.121
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12301 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12301 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4912 vs 3785

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

  • Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1168 MHz vs 1140 MHz
  • 4.7x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 662 vs 364
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 149.333 vs 94.964
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 614.542 vs 492.867
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1168 MHz vs 1140 MHz
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 662 vs 364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 149.333 vs 94.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 614.542 vs 492.867

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
8625
7711
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
364
662
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
53834
34852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
195.93
115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1919.95
1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.6
10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
94.964
149.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
492.867
614.542
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12301
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12301
9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
4912
3785
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
PassMark - G3D Mark 8625 7711
PassMark - G2D Mark 364 662
Geekbench - OpenCL 53834 34852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 195.93 115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1919.95 1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 14.6 10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 94.964 149.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 492.867 614.542
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12301 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12301 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4912 3785

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Essentials

Architecture Turing GCN 4.0
Code name TU116 Polaris 20
Launch date 23 April 2019 15 October 2018
Place in performance rating 333 335
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1335 MHz 1284 MHz
Core clock speed 1140 MHz 1168 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
Pixel fill rate 64.08 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 128.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 6600 million 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 241 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective) 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6