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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Released
Q1/2019
Overall score
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has a maximum frequency of 2.25 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G has a maximum frequency of 1.530 GHz. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    2.25 GHz left arrow 1.530 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2261 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2418 left arrow score
  • More memory

    33% more memory

    6 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2369 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2272 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2286 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2399 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2369 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2423 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1823 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    Navi 24 left arrow TU116-300-A1
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 22
  • Shader
    1024 left arrow 1408
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 48
  • Texture Units
    64 left arrow 88
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    4 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    2.25 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    2.200 GHz left arrow 1.530 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.815 GHz left arrow 1.860 GHz+ 4 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.610 GHz left arrow 1.785 GHz
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    107 W left arrow 120 W
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 3840x2160
  • DirectX
    12.2 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 4 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Structure size
    6 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
5.79
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
5.24
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING OC 6G
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