GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

GeForce GTX 1660
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 15 Mar 2019
GeForce GTX 1660
Radeon R9 FURY X
Memory: 4096Mb HBMDESKTOP
Release date: 24 Jun 2015
Radeon R9 FURY X

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    103%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660

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
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 FURY X

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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (32 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 FURY X
GPU NameTU116 ()vsFiji (Fiji XT C8)
Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
Die Size284 mm²vs596 mm²
Transistors6,600 millionvs8,900 million
Shaders1280vs4096
Compute Units20vs64
Core clock1530 MHzvs1050 MHz
ROPs48vs64
TMUs80vs256

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 FURY X
Memory TypeGDDR5vsHBM
Bus Width192 bitvs4096 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
vs500 MHz
1000 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 FURY X
TDP0 wattsvs275 watts
Release Date15 Mar 2019vs24 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    85.68 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    67.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    142.80 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    268.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    192.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    512.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    4570.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    8602.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    77
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    82
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    95
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    73
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    117
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    41
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    69
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    68
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    84
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    103

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    80
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    34
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    63
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    48
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    73
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    32
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    47
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    45
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    58
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    78

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    55
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    16
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    25
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    37
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    19
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    28
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    22
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    52

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    29
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    34

FPS (higher is better)