Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660
Summary
Radeon RX 6500 XT
100%
GeForce GTX 1660
154%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 |
| 54% higher gaming performance. |
| 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) |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660
The GeForce GTX 1660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | GeForce GTX 1660 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | vs | TU116 () |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | vs | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | vs | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | vs | 6,600 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 16 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | vs | 1530 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 48 |
| TMUs | 64 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | GeForce GTX 1660 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | vs | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | GeForce GTX 1660 | |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | vs | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | vs | 15 Mar 2019 |
Radeon RX 6500 XT
90.08 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1660
85.68 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
180.20 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1660
142.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
144.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1660
192.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
5765.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1660
4570.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6500 XT
40
GeForce GTX 1660
40
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
74
GeForce GTX 1660
84
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
17
GeForce GTX 1660
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6500 XT
105
GeForce GTX 1660
98
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
64
GeForce GTX 1660
68
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6500 XT
67
GeForce GTX 1660
80
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6500 XT
21
GeForce GTX 1660
31
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
55
GeForce GTX 1660
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6500 XT
13
GeForce GTX 1660
46
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon RX 6500 XT
64
GeForce GTX 1660
62
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
40
GeForce GTX 1660
45
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6500 XT
44
GeForce GTX 1660
55
FPS (higher is better)