GPU comparison with benchmarks

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.82 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has 1408 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.82 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.11 TFLOPS.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.27 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.83 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G is 14 % faster than the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660.

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Speed index
4/100
5/100
FP32
5.11 TFLOPS
5.83 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.82 GHz
1.27 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
120 W
150 W
Launch Price
219 $
199 $

GPU

GPUASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Polaris 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2236
Shader14082304
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units88144
More information
The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G is based on the Ellesmere architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Memory Size6 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
More information
The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.120 GHz
Boost Clock1.815 GHz1.266 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.79 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
More information
The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has a turbo clock of 1.815 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G is 1.266 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
TDP120 W150 W
Tjunction max95 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
More information
The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 95 °C.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 100 mm2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
More information
The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI11
More information
The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_0
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
More information
The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_0.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
More information
This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
Length174 mm232 mm
Height121 mm116 mm
Width39 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
More information
The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is 39 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G is 39 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q2/2016
Launch Price219 $199 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Part-noPH-GTX1660-6GGV-RX480WF2-8GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
More information
Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 was released in Q1/2019.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

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 ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 +33.4 %

  1. 2,464
  2. 1,847

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 1,460
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 56 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 78 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 +39.8 %

  1. 59,681
  2. 42,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 +23.8 %

  1. 56,483
  2. 45,619

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 41,864

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

Here you can rate the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

Popular comparisons