GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) vs MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 Navi 10 XLE
• Execution units
  22 36
• Shader
  1408 2304
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  88 144

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.530 GHz 1.420 GHz+ 26 %
• Boost Clock
  1.845 GHz+ 3 % 1.750 GHz+ 12 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.830 GHz 1.615 GHz+ 17 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 195 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 28 dB
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 33 dB

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• Max. resolution
  3840x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No

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

• Length
  245 mm 297 mm
• Height
  133 mm 140 mm
• Width
  42 mm 58 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1401 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X and GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC).

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2020
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  60SRH7DS03EX --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet