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AMD Radeon RX 480 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 (Ellesmere) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.79 GHz · 125 W Speed index 4/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 16 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

AMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Speed index
5/100
4/100
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
5.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
1.79 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
150 W
125 W
Launch Price
199 $
229 $
120 pts
182 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Based onAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU ChipPolaris 10 XTTU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3622
Shader23041408
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units14488
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 has the Polaris 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ellesmere architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 480 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Base Clock1.120 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz1.785 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
TDP150 W125 W
Tjunction max100 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 125 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4a
DVI--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 480.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_012_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the AMD Radeon RX 480 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Length240 mm145 mm
Height95 mm111 mm
Width35 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q4/2019
Launch Price199 $229 $
Structure size14 nm12 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER came on the market in Q4/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +50.7 %

  1. 1,847
  2. 2,783

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,559

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +48.1 %

  1. 42,694
  2. 63,244

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +32.0 %

  1. 45,619
  2. 60,216

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 41,864
  2. no data

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