Palit GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER StormX vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Palit GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER StormX and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER AMD Radeon RX 6800
• Execution Units
  22 60
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 Navi 21
• Render Output Units
  48 96
• Shader
  1408 3840
• Texture Units
  88 240

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  336 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  6 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 2000 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  1530 MHz 1850 MHz + 9%
• Boost Clock
  1785 MHz 2190 MHz + 4%
• Game Clock
  - 1980 MHz + 9%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  125 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  - 285 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Palit GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER StormX and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - 1 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - 37 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  1 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI -
• 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 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting Addressable LED
• Max. resolution
  3840 × 2160 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No Decode
• 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
  122 mm 134 mm
• Length
  168 mm 310 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  40 mm 55 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 and Palit GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER StormX.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 739 $
• Part Number
  NE6166S018J9-161F 11305-01-20G
• Process Technology
  12 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q4/2020