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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Released
Q1/2019
Overall score
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX or MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 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 7900 XTX has a maximum frequency of 1.900 GHz. Memory size 24 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2022.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G has a maximum frequency of 1.500 GHz. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    1.900 GHz left arrow 1.500 GHz
  • More memory

    75% more memory

    24 GB left arrow 6 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    14 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    15 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    11 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2160 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2271 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1955 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1956 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2161 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2200 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2044 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1777 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX left arrow NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 31 (RDNA 3) left arrow TU116-400-A1
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    6144 left arrow 1536
  • Render Output Units
    192 left arrow 48
  • Texture Units
    384 left arrow 96
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    24 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    20 Gbps left arrow 1.5 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    960 GB/s left arrow 288 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    384 bit left arrow 192 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.900 GHz left arrow 1.500 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.500 GHz left arrow 1.875 GHz+ 6 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.300 GHz left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    355 W left arrow 130 W+ 8 %
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    3 x 90 mm left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v2.1 left arrow 3x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    1 left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 3840x2160
  • DirectX
    12_2 (Ultimate) left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow MSI Mystic Light
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Length
    287 mm left arrow 247 mm
  • Height
    123 mm left arrow 127 mm
  • Width
    51 mm left arrow 46 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 869 g
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2019
  • Release price
    999 $ left arrow --
  • Structure size
    5 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow --
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 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
61.44
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
5.76
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
126 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
29 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G
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