GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 16 with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 16
2018
4 GB HBM2, 75 Watt
12.48

GTX 1660 outperforms Pro Vega 16 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking398186
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.16
Power efficiency11.4017.30
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVega 12TU116
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date14 November 2018 (6 years ago)14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores10241408
Core clock speed815 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1190 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistorsno data6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate76.16157.1
Floating-point processing power2.437 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs6488

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz2001 MHz
Memory bandwidth307.2 GB/s192.1 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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.

Pro Vega 16 12.48
GTX 1660 30.29
+143%

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.

Pro Vega 16 4809
GTX 1660 11668
+143%

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.

Pro Vega 16 10569
GTX 1660 21064
+99.3%

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.

Pro Vega 16 7745
GTX 1660 14164
+82.9%

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.

Pro Vega 16 56273
GTX 1660 81755
+45.3%

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.

Pro Vega 16 22421
GTX 1660 57967
+159%

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 HD68
−22.1%
83
+22.1%
1440p18−21
−172%
49
+172%
4K38
+46.2%
26
−46.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.64
1440pno data4.47
4Kno data8.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−274%
71
+274%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−124%
65−70
+124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−195%
59
+195%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−148%
95−100
+148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−192%
73
+192%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−205%
58
+205%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−134%
65−70
+134%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−126%
75−80
+126%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−101%
160−170
+101%
Hitman 3 21−24
−200%
69
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−364%
306
+364%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−251%
144
+251%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−229%
112
+229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−163%
100−110
+163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−220%
227
+220%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−324%
123
+324%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−110%
42
+110%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−148%
95−100
+148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−168%
67
+168%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−147%
47
+147%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−134%
65−70
+134%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−126%
75−80
+126%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−101%
160−170
+101%
Hitman 3 21−24
−191%
67
+191%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−335%
287
+335%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−176%
113
+176%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−132%
79
+132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−175%
110
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−106%
60−65
+106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−201%
214
+201%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−124%
65−70
+124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−85%
37
+85%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−96%
49
+96%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−111%
40
+111%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−134%
65−70
+134%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−19.5%
98
+19.5%
Hitman 3 21−24
−157%
59
+157%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−40.9%
93
+40.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−138%
95
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
−111%
57
+111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+145%
29
−145%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−138%
81
+138%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−138%
55−60
+138%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−142%
45−50
+142%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−167%
30−35
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−200%
27
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−162%
34
+162%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−300%
24
+300%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−185%
170−180
+185%
Hitman 3 14−16
−160%
39
+160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−168%
67
+168%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−195%
59
+195%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−235%
67
+235%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−208%
40−45
+208%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−140%
187
+140%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−165%
53
+165%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Hitman 3 8−9
−163%
21
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−6.8%
63
+6.8%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−300%
44
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−218%
35
+218%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−150%
15
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−183%
17
+183%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10
+400%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−213%
50
+213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−227%
36
+227%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−140%
12
+140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−136%
26
+136%

This is how Pro Vega 16 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is 22% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 is 172% faster in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 16 is 46% 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 Pro Vega 16 is 145% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 16 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • GTX 1660 is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.48 30.29
Recency 14 November 2018 14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt

Pro Vega 16 has 60% lower power consumption.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 142.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 16 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.


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

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AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
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