Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

Place in the ranking	197	552
Place by popularity	not in top-100	29
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	100.00	2.92
Power efficiency	24.87	9.75
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	TU116	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 3325% better value for money than RX 550.

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 cores	1536	512
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	152.6	37.86
Floating-point processing power	4.884 TFLOPS	1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	16
TMUs	96	32

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	112.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5	-

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 HD	89 +324%	21−24 −324%
1440p	57 +375%	12−14 −375%
4K	36 +350%	8−9 −350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.57 +46.2%	3.76 −46.2%
1440p	4.02 +63.9%	6.58 −63.9%
4K	6.36 +55.2%	9.88 −55.2%

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 46% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 64% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 55% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	63 +350%	14−16 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +310%	21−24 −310%
Elden Ring	95−100 +362%	21−24 −362%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	89 +324%	21−24 −324%
Counter-Strike 2	54 +350%	12−14 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +350%	14−16 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	147 +320%	35−40 −320%
Metro Exodus	88 +319%	21−24 −319%
Red Dead Redemption 2	99 +313%	24−27 −313%
Valorant	148 +323%	35−40 −323%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	112 +315%	27−30 −315%
Counter-Strike 2	49 +308%	12−14 −308%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +317%	12−14 −317%
Dota 2	111 +311%	27−30 −311%
Elden Ring	102 +325%	24−27 −325%
Far Cry 5	75 +317%	18−20 −317%
Fortnite	130−140 +363%	30−33 −363%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +337%	27−30 −337%
Grand Theft Auto V	105 +338%	24−27 −338%
Metro Exodus	63 +350%	14−16 −350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	232 +322%	55−60 −322%
Red Dead Redemption 2	41 +310%	10−11 −310%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +357%	21−24 −357%
Valorant	71 +344%	16−18 −344%
World of Tanks	270−280 +317%	65−70 −317%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +333%	18−20 −333%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +367%	12−14 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +350%	10−11 −350%
Dota 2	116 +330%	27−30 −330%
Far Cry 5	119 +341%	27−30 −341%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +321%	24−27 −321%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +330%	40−45 −330%
Valorant	125 +317%	30−33 −317%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50−55 +317%	12−14 −317%
Elden Ring	54 +350%	12−14 −350%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +317%	12−14 −317%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +338%	40−45 −338%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 +333%	6−7 −333%
World of Tanks	180−190 +318%	45−50 −318%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55 +358%	12−14 −358%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +333%	6−7 −333%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +317%	6−7 −317%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +319%	21−24 −319%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +339%	18−20 −339%
Metro Exodus	60 +329%	14−16 −329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Valorant	81 +350%	18−20 −350%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Dota 2	50−55 +333%	12−14 −333%
Elden Ring	26 +333%	6−7 −333%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +333%	12−14 −333%
Metro Exodus	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90 +329%	21−24 −329%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +325%	4−5 −325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +333%	12−14 −333%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27 +350%	6−7 −350%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Dota 2	85 +372%	18−20 −372%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +333%	9−10 −333%
Fortnite	37 +311%	9−10 −311%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +350%	10−11 −350%
Valorant	39 +333%	9−10 −333%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and RX 550 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 324% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 375% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 350% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.90	7.08
Recency	23 April 2019	20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 308.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

RX 550, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.