Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between Radeon RX 6500 XT  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

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Place in performance rating
106
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Value for money (0-100)
62.49
RDNA 2.0
Architecture
Turing
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Code name
TU116
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Type
Desktop
28 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
14 March 2019 (2 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$219
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Price now
$698 (3.2x MSRP)
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Value for money
29.60
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GPU code name
Turing TU116
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Radeon RX 6500 XT  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Pipelines
1408
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Core clock speed
1530 MHz
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Boost Clock
1785 MHz
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Transistor count
6,600 million
7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
160.0
Texture fill rate
157.1
1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1408
2500 MHz
Boost clock speed
1785 MHz
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Number of transistors
6,600 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
229 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
16 GB/s
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
128.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.1 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Radeon RX 6500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
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6.6
Shader Model
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2.1
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon RX 6500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Radeon RX 6500 XT or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 130 82 67 54 40 21
Death Stranding (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 138 86.7 79.3 77.6 53.3 28.6
F1 2020 (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 292 160 128 89.8 66.1 37.2
Gears Tactics (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 297.9 141.7 92 61.9 43 22.8
Doom Eternal (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 257 138 121 115 71.7 38.2
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 12 nm)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

54.15% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (6 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (192.1 GB/s vs 128.0 GB/s)

So, Radeon RX 6500 XT or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 .

Radeon RX 6500 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

4.4 Out of 50 Hitesti Score
4.2 Out of 524 Hitesti Score