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    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Radeon RX Vega 56

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Oct 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Radeon RX Vega 56
    Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
    Release date: 8 Aug 2017
    Radeon RX Vega 56

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      226%
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    126% higher gaming performance.
    85 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 56 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 56

    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    No clear winner declared

    These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (49 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX Vega 56
    GPU NameTU116 (TU116-300-A1)vsVega 10 (Vega 10 XL)
    Fab Process12 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size284 mm²vs484 mm²
    Transistors6,600 millionvs12,500 million
    Shaders1408vs3584
    Compute Units22vs56
    Core clock1530 MHzvs1156 MHz
    ROPs48vs64
    TMUs88vs224

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX Vega 56
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsHBM2
    Bus Width192 bitvs2048 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs800 MHz
    1600 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX Vega 56
    TDP125 wattsvs210 watts
    Release Date29 Oct 2019vs8 Aug 2017

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      85.68 GP/s
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      94.14 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      157.10 GT/s
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      329.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      336.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      409.60 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      5020.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      10544.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      43
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      90
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      55
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      39
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      102
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      72
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      91
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      62
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      104
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      139

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      46
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      45
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      99
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      129

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      80
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      101
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      116

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      36
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      37
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      73
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      67
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      48
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      64
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      75
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      12
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      10
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      38
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      21
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      13
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      24
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      42
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

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