Radeon RX 5600 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Super and Radeon RX 5600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Super
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
33.08

RX 5600 XT outperforms GTX 1660 Super by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking162143
Place by popularity890
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.5254.91
Power efficiency18.1416.12
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTU116Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 October 2019 (5 years ago)21 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Super has 7% better value for money than RX 5600 XT.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores14082304
Core clock speed1530 MHz1130 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1224.6
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS7.188 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs88144

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
HDCP+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

NVENC+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1660 Super 33.08
RX 5600 XT 35.27
+6.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1660 Super 12747
RX 5600 XT 13592
+6.6%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1660 Super 21981
RX 5600 XT 31310
+42.4%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1660 Super 76654
RX 5600 XT 86004
+12.2%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1660 Super 15995
RX 5600 XT 22058
+37.9%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Super 95473
RX 5600 XT 115838
+21.3%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Super 477037
RX 5600 XT 548796
+15%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 1660 Super 134
+36.7%
RX 5600 XT 98

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 1660 Super 57
RX 5600 XT 135
+138%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 1660 Super 9
RX 5600 XT 104
+1109%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 1660 Super 63
RX 5600 XT 166
+163%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 1660 Super 41
RX 5600 XT 85
+109%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GTX 1660 Super 31
RX 5600 XT 71
+129%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 1660 Super 83
RX 5600 XT 120
+44.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GTX 1660 Super 8
RX 5600 XT 53
+543%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

GTX 1660 Super 154
RX 5600 XT 197
+28.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD90
−18.9%
107
+18.9%
1440p54
−13%
61
+13%
4K29
−24.1%
36
+24.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.542.61
1440p4.244.57
4K7.907.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 76
−9.2%
83
+9.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 88
+15.8%
75−80
−15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
−39.4%
92
+39.4%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−6.5%
110−120
+6.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
−30%
104
+30%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
−17.5%
74
+17.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−5.4%
75−80
+5.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 121
+36%
85−90
−36%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−3.4%
180−190
+3.4%
Hitman 3 77
−7.8%
83
+7.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 321
+16.7%
275
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
−40%
112
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−8.5%
120−130
+8.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
−20.7%
262
+20.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 135
−28.1%
173
+28.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
−58.3%
76
+58.3%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−6.5%
110−120
+6.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 72
−36.1%
98
+36.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−21.2%
63
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−5.4%
75−80
+5.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
−3.5%
85−90
+3.5%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−3.4%
180−190
+3.4%
Hitman 3 75
−10.7%
83
+10.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290
+6.6%
272
−6.6%
Metro Exodus 118
−18.6%
140
+18.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 89
−5.6%
94
+5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
−22.5%
158
+22.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−7.2%
70−75
+7.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 208
−19.2%
248
+19.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
−49%
75−80
+49%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
−40.9%
62
+40.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
−43.6%
79
+43.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
−10.2%
54
+10.2%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−5.4%
75−80
+5.4%
Forza Horizon 4 107
−29%
138
+29%
Hitman 3 65
−18.5%
77
+18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
−16.2%
115
+16.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 112
−25.9%
141
+25.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−37.7%
84
+37.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 31
−12.9%
35
+12.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 57
−54.4%
88
+54.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−6.3%
65−70
+6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 57
+5.6%
50−55
−5.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+5.3%
35−40
−5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 34
−32.4%
45
+32.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
−63.2%
62
+63.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−15.4%
30
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−7.9%
40−45
+7.9%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−6.3%
200−210
+6.3%
Hitman 3 43
−20.9%
52
+20.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
−25.4%
89
+25.4%
Metro Exodus 67
−31.3%
88
+31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
−21.3%
97
+21.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−8.9%
45−50
+8.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 196
−23.5%
242
+23.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 56
−23.2%
69
+23.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+6.9%
27−30
−6.9%
Hitman 3 25
−44%
36
+44%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
−62.1%
107
+62.1%
Metro Exodus 44
−15.9%
51
+15.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−15%
46
+15%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+4.3%
21−24
−4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
−16.7%
21
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
−94.7%
37
+94.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Forza Horizon 4 54
−29.6%
70
+29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
−29.5%
57
+29.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+9.1%
11
−9.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 28
−39.3%
39
+39.3%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and RX 5600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600 XT is 19% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600 XT is 13% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600 XT is 24% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 Super is 36% faster.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5600 XT is 95% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Super is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
  • RX 5600 XT is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.08 35.27
Recency 29 October 2019 21 January 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 1660 Super has 20% lower power consumption.

RX 5600 XT, on the other hand, has a 6.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1660 Super and Radeon RX 5600 XT.


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