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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2019
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Q2/2022
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Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G

What's the best choice NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has a base frequency of 1.53 GHz. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q1/2019.

Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G has a base frequency of 2.055 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1494 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 34% better clock speed

    2.055 GHz left arrow 1.53 GHz
  • More memory

    33% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 6 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1329 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1243 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1427 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1470 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2326 place
  • Cyberpunk 2077
    41 place
  • GTA 5 Benchmark (Grand Theft Auto V)
    30 place

Specifications

Technical data
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    Turing left arrow RDNA 2
  • CUDA Cores
    1408 left arrow -
  • Execution Units
    1408 left arrow 32
  • GPU Chip
    TU116 left arrow Navi 23 KXT
  • L1 Cache
    64 KB left arrow -
  • L2 Cache
    1.536 MB left arrow -
  • Render Output Units
    48 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    88 left arrow 128
  • Based on
    - left arrow AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 32
  • Shader
    - left arrow 2048
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Bandwidth
    192.1 GB/s left arrow 280 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    192 bit left arrow 128 bit
  • Memory Clock
    2000 MHz left arrow 2190 MHz
  • Memory Data Rate
    8 Gbps left arrow 17.5 Gbps
  • Memory Size
    6 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
Clock frequency

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

  • Base Clock
    1530 MHz left arrow 2055 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1785 MHz left arrow 2635 MHz
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow 2410 MHz
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • Graphics Card Power
    120 W left arrow -
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • System Power Supply
    450 W (Minimum system power requirement) left arrow -
  • TDP
    120 W left arrow 180 W+ 2 %
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow -
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G.

  • Cooler-Type
    - left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    - left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow 3 x 80 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    1 × DisplayPort 1.4a left arrow 2 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    1 × DVI left arrow -
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.0 left arrow 2 × HDMI 2.1
  • Max. Displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
    DP 1.4a; HDMI 2.0b; DL-DVI-D left arrow -
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x8
  • Power Connectors
    8-pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

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

  • CUDA
    7.5 left arrow -
  • DirectX
    12.1 left arrow 12_2 (Ultimate)
  • Max. resolution
    3840 × 2160 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • OpenCL
    3.0 left arrow -
  • OpenGL
    4.6 left arrow -
  • Shader Model
    6.7 (6.4) left arrow -
  • Vulkan
    1.3 left arrow -
  • DLSS / FSR
    - left arrow Yes
  • LED
    - left arrow No LED lighting
  • Raytracing
    - left arrow Yes
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    - left arrow Decode
  • h264
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    35 mm left arrow 113 mm
  • Length
    229 mm left arrow 282 mm
  • Slot Size
    Dual-slot left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Width
    111 mm left arrow 41 mm
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT EAGLE 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

  • Manufacturer specification scope
    NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ. left arrow -
  • Multi-monitor support
    Yes left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    12 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q2/2022
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow -
  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow GV-R665XTEAGLE-8GD
Theoretical Performance

  • FP16 (theoretical)
    10.05 TFLOPS (2:1) left arrow -
  • FP32 (theoretical)
    5.027 TFLOPS left arrow -
  • FP64 (theoretical)
    157.1 GFLOPS (1:32) left arrow -
  • Pixel Rate
    85.68 GPixel/s left arrow -
  • Texture Rate
    157.1 GTexel/s left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

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