Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
6144 Mb GDDR6
Released 29 Oct 2019
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 5500 XT100%
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER122%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- 22% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (27 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) | TU116 (TU116-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,400 million | 6,600 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 1408 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 22 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 88 | 88 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 125 watts |
| Release Date | 12 Dec 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER85.68 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER157.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER336.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER5020.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT49
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER43
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT78
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER90
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT36
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER55
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT85
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER102
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT60
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER72
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT58
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER62
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT28
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT38
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER45
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 1660 SUPER80
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT31
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER34
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER68
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER37
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT57
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER70
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT39
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER51
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT41
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER48
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT20
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER26
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT30
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER35
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 1660 SUPER51
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT17
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER12
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT33
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER32
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER16
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER38
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER25
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER26
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT10
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER13
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER24
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 1660 SUPER25
FPS (higher is better)