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

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

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Execution Units
  22 96
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 Navi 31
• Render Output Units
  48 192
• Shader
  1408 6144
• Texture Units
  88 384
• AI Accelerators
  - 192
• Architecture
  - RDNA 3
• Compute Units
  - 96
• Ray Accelerators
  - 96
• RT Cores
  - 96

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  192 GB/s 960 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 384 bit
• Memory Size
  6 GB 24 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Infinity Cache
  - 96 MB
• Memory Clock
  - 2500 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 20 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1530 MHz 1900 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1860 MHz + 4% 2500 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 2300 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  120 W 355 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• System Power Supply
  - 800 W (System power requirement)
• Typical Board Power
  - 355 W

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

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 2 × DisplayPort 2.1
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  3 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 2x8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - 1 × USB-C
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_1 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  3840 × 2160 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  127 mm 123 mm
• Length
  247 mm 287 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  845 g -
• Width
  46 mm 51 mm

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

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 999 $
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  12 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 2022-12-13