Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
6144 Mb GDDR6
Released 22 Feb 2019
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 5500 XT100%
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti122%
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 Ti
- 22% 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 Ti
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (24 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) | TU116 (TU116-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,400 million | 6,600 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 1536 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 24 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 88 | 96 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 12 Dec 2019 | 22 Feb 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti84.96 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti169.90 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti5437.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT49
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti44
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT78
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti92
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT85
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti104
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT60
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti71
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT58
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti68
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT28
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti36
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT38
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti46
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 Ti81
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT31
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti34
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti70
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT57
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti71
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT39
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti52
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT41
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti48
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT20
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti26
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT30
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti35
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 Ti52
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT17
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti12
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT33
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti37
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti38
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti25
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti26
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT10
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti13
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti24
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 Ti26
FPS (higher is better)