Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 15 Mar 2019
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 5500 XT100%
- GeForce GTX 1660110%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 5500 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)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660
- 10% 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)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1660
The GeForce GTX 1660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (26 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) | TU116 () |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,400 million | 6,600 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 20 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 88 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 12 Dec 2019 | 15 Mar 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 166085.68 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1660142.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1660192.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 16604570.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT49
- GeForce GTX 166040
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT78
- GeForce GTX 166078
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT85
- GeForce GTX 166092
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT60
- GeForce GTX 166063
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT58
- GeForce GTX 166059
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT28
- GeForce GTX 166033
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT38
- GeForce GTX 166042
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT66
- GeForce GTX 166068
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT31
- GeForce GTX 166031
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59
- GeForce GTX 166059
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- GeForce GTX 166034
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT57
- GeForce GTX 166065
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT39
- GeForce GTX 166046
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT41
- GeForce GTX 166045
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT20
- GeForce GTX 166024
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT30
- GeForce GTX 166033
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT43
- GeForce GTX 166045
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT17
- GeForce GTX 166011
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT33
- GeForce GTX 166031
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- GeForce GTX 166016
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- GeForce GTX 166033
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 166023
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- GeForce GTX 166024
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT10
- GeForce GTX 166012
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 166022
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT22
- GeForce GTX 166022
FPS (higher is better)