ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.
The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RDNA 1) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s. |
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GPUThe ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 has the TU116-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G is based on the graphics chip Navi 10 XT, which comes from the RDNA 1 architecture. |
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| ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 | GPU | Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
| TU116-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Navi 10 XT |
| Turing | Architecture | RDNA 1 |
| 22 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 40 |
| 1408 | Shader | 2560 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 88 | Texture Units | 160 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz. |
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| 6 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 192 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.530 GHz | Base Clock | 1.730 GHz |
| 1.815 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.980 GHz |
| 1.79 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.87 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 265 W. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 265 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 335 W |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max | 99 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 95 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | 1 x 87 mm |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 44 dB |
ConnectivityUp to 3 screens can be operated with the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 3 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 205 mm | Length | 305 mm |
| 123 mm | Height | 135 mm |
| 46 mm | Width | 49 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q1/2019. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G came on the market in Q3/2019 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured. |
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| TUF-GTX1660-6G-GAMING | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2019 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 219 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 439 $ |
| 12 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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