GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Radeon RX 590

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 29 Oct 2019
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Radeon RX 590
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
Radeon RX 590

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    108%
  • Radeon RX 590
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

8% higher gaming performance.
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 590

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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX 590
GPU NameTU116 (TU116-300-A1)vsPolaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX)
Fab Process12 nmvs12 nm
Die Size284 mm²vs244 mm²
Transistors6,600 millionvs5,700 million
Shaders1408vs2304
Compute Units22vs36
Core clock1530 MHzvs1257 MHz
ROPs48vs32
TMUs88vs144

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX 590
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
vs2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERRadeon RX 590
TDP125 wattsvs0 watts
Release Date29 Oct 2019vsUNRELEASED

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    85.68 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 590
    49.44 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    157.10 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 590
    222.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    336.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 590
    256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    5020.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 590
    7119.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    43
  • Radeon RX 590
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    90
  • Radeon RX 590
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    55
  • Radeon RX 590
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    100
  • Radeon RX 590
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    94
  • Radeon RX 590
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    39
  • Radeon RX 590
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    102
  • Radeon RX 590
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    72
  • Radeon RX 590
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    91
  • Radeon RX 590
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    62
  • Radeon RX 590
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    104
  • Radeon RX 590
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    46
  • Radeon RX 590
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    35
  • Radeon RX 590
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    45
  • Radeon RX 590
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    99
  • Radeon RX 590
    90

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 590
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    101
  • Radeon RX 590
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    36
  • Radeon RX 590
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    34
  • Radeon RX 590
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    68
  • Radeon RX 590
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    37
  • Radeon RX 590
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    73
  • Radeon RX 590
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    70
  • Radeon RX 590
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    26
  • Radeon RX 590
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    70
  • Radeon RX 590
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    51
  • Radeon RX 590
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    67
  • Radeon RX 590
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    48
  • Radeon RX 590
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    68
  • Radeon RX 590
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    35
  • Radeon RX 590
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    26
  • Radeon RX 590
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    35
  • Radeon RX 590
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    64
  • Radeon RX 590
    53

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 590
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    75
  • Radeon RX 590
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    26
  • Radeon RX 590
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    12
  • Radeon RX 590
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    32
  • Radeon RX 590
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    16
  • Radeon RX 590
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    40
  • Radeon RX 590
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    40
  • Radeon RX 590
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    10
  • Radeon RX 590
    11

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    38
  • Radeon RX 590
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    25
  • Radeon RX 590
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    35
  • Radeon RX 590
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    26
  • Radeon RX 590
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    34
  • Radeon RX 590
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    21
  • Radeon RX 590
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    13
  • Radeon RX 590
    11

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    24
  • Radeon RX 590
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    32
  • Radeon RX 590
    30

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 590
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    42
  • Radeon RX 590
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    16
  • Radeon RX 590
    16

FPS (higher is better)