Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1660
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 15 Mar 2019
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6500 XT100%
- GeForce GTX 1660154%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6500 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)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1660
- 54% 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 (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | TU116 () |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | 6,600 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 20 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 64 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | 15 Mar 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 166085.68 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1660142.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1660192.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 16604570.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- GeForce GTX 166040
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT74
- GeForce GTX 166084
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT17
- GeForce GTX 166063
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT105
- GeForce GTX 166098
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- GeForce GTX 166068
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT67
- GeForce GTX 166080
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT21
- GeForce GTX 166031
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT55
- GeForce GTX 166063
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT13
- GeForce GTX 166046
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- GeForce GTX 166062
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- GeForce GTX 166045
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT44
- GeForce GTX 166055
FPS (higher is better)