GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon RX 580

GeForce GTX 1660
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 15 Mar 2019
GeForce GTX 1660
Radeon RX 580
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Apr 2017
Radeon RX 580

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    110%
  • Radeon RX 580
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660

10% higher gaming performance.
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 RX 580

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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660

The GeForce GTX 1660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (70 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon RX 580
GPU NameTU116 ()vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process12 nmvs14 nm
Die Size284 mm²vs232 mm²
Transistors6,600 millionvs5,700 million
Shaders1280vs2304
Compute Units20vs36
Core clock1530 MHzvs1120 MHz
ROPs48vs32
TMUs80vs144

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon RX 580
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
vs2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon RX 580
TDP0 wattsvs150 watts
Release Date15 Mar 2019vs1 Apr 2017

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    85.68 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 580
    40.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    142.80 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 580
    182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    192.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 580
    256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    4570.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 580
    5834.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    40
  • Radeon RX 580
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    78
  • Radeon RX 580
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    82
  • Radeon RX 580
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    92
  • Radeon RX 580
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    84
  • Radeon RX 580
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon RX 580
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    92
  • Radeon RX 580
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    95
  • Radeon RX 580
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    73
  • Radeon RX 580
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    63
  • Radeon RX 580
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    83
  • Radeon RX 580
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon RX 580
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    117
  • Radeon RX 580
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    98
  • Radeon RX 580
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    42
  • Radeon RX 580
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    33
  • Radeon RX 580
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    69
  • Radeon RX 580
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    42
  • Radeon RX 580
    36

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 RX 580
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    85
  • Radeon RX 580
    84

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    80
  • Radeon RX 580
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    34
  • Radeon RX 580
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon RX 580
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon RX 580
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    34
  • Radeon RX 580
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    63
  • Radeon RX 580
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    67
  • Radeon RX 580
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    63
  • Radeon RX 580
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    24
  • Radeon RX 580
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    65
  • Radeon RX 580
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon RX 580
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    48
  • Radeon RX 580
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    46
  • Radeon RX 580
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    60
  • Radeon RX 580
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    45
  • Radeon RX 580
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    73
  • Radeon RX 580
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    62
  • Radeon RX 580
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    32
  • Radeon RX 580
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    24
  • Radeon RX 580
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    47
  • Radeon RX 580
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    33
  • Radeon RX 580
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    49
  • Radeon RX 580
    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
    45
  • Radeon RX 580
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon RX 580
    60

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    55
  • Radeon RX 580
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    24
  • Radeon RX 580
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    11
  • Radeon RX 580
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon RX 580
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    16
  • Radeon RX 580
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon RX 580
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    37
  • Radeon RX 580
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon RX 580
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    9
  • Radeon RX 580
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    33
  • Radeon RX 580
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon RX 580
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    25
  • Radeon RX 580
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    23
  • Radeon RX 580
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon RX 580
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    24
  • Radeon RX 580
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    37
  • Radeon RX 580
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    32
  • Radeon RX 580
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    19
  • Radeon RX 580
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    12
  • Radeon RX 580
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    28
  • Radeon RX 580
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    22
  • Radeon RX 580
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    29
  • Radeon RX 580
    26

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 RX 580
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon RX 580
    36

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    29
  • Radeon RX 580
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    15
  • Radeon RX 580
    15

FPS (higher is better)