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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB vs Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2017
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB
Released
Q1/2019
Overall score
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V
Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V

What's the best choice PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB or Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB has a maximum frequency of 1.257 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q2/2017.

Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V has a maximum frequency of 1.530 GHz. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • More memory

    25% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 6 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2228 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2225 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2499 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    1.530 GHz left arrow 1.257 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2522 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2363 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2387 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2466 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2485 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2391 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1902 place

Specifications

Technical data
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB
Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB and Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) left arrow NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 20 XT (GCN 4) left arrow TU116-300-A1
  • Execution units
    36 left arrow 22
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 1408
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 48
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 88
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    8 Gbps left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    256 GB/s left arrow 192 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 192 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB and Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.257 GHz left arrow 1.530 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.380 GHz+ 3 % left arrow 1.785 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    185 W left arrow 120 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB and Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 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
    2.2 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4 left arrow 1x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    1 left arrow 1
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 3840x2160
  • DirectX
    12 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow No
  • LED
    Non addressable LED left arrow No LED lighting
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 left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    255 mm left arrow 222 mm
  • Height
    157 mm left arrow 126 mm
  • Width
    46 mm left arrow 42 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V and PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q2/2017 left arrow Q1/2019
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Part-no
    AXRX 580 8GBD5-3DH/OC 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 PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB and Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V.

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
6.36
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB
5.03
Colorful GeForce GTX 1660 6G-V
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