Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce GTX 660M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660M and Radeon RX 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660M
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.76

RX 5500M outperforms GTX 660M by a whopping 284% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking707364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.1611.64
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 years ago)

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 cores3841408
Core clock speed835 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate30.40144.8
Floating-point processing power0.7296 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3288

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth64.0 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

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 660M 3.76
RX 5500M 14.43
+284%

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 660M 1449
RX 5500M 5559
+284%

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 660M 2369
RX 5500M 16476
+595%

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 660M 1751
RX 5500M 12276
+601%

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 660M 12861
RX 5500M 50946
+296%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 660M 4031
RX 5500M 38097
+845%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 660M 3524
RX 5500M 35959
+920%

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:

900p32
−275%
120−130
+275%
Full HD35
−65.7%
58
+65.7%
1200p38
−268%
140−150
+268%
1440p14−16
−336%
61
+336%
4K6−7
−333%
26
+333%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−686%
55
+686%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−291%
43
+291%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1767%
56
+1767%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−475%
45−50
+475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−563%
53
+563%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−514%
43
+514%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−323%
90−95
+323%
Hitman 3 9−10
−544%
58
+544%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−462%
146
+462%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−586%
45−50
+586%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−533%
57
+533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−302%
169
+302%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−200%
30−35
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−767%
26
+767%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−325%
34
+325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−500%
48
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−371%
33
+371%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−323%
90−95
+323%
Hitman 3 9−10
−544%
58
+544%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−454%
144
+454%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−414%
36
+414%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−478%
52
+478%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−486%
82
+486%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−300%
168
+300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−182%
31
+182%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−367%
14
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−225%
26
+225%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30
+329%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−323%
90−95
+323%
Hitman 3 9−10
−456%
50
+456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−165%
69
+165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−414%
72
+414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−200%
45
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+90.9%
22
−90.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−500%
54
+500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−671%
54
+671%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2333%
70−75
+2333%
Hitman 3 8−9
−313%
33
+313%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−511%
55
+511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−609%
163
+609%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−471%
40
+471%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Metro Exodus 0−1 28

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−300%
20
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how GTX 660M and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 275% faster in 900p
  • RX 5500M is 66% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 268% faster in 1200p
  • RX 5500M is 336% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 333% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 660M is 91% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5500M is 2333% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 660M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 5500M is ahead in 62 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.76 14.43
Recency 22 March 2012 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt

GTX 660M has 70% lower power consumption.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 283.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M in performance tests.


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