GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) vs Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G

GPU comparison with benchmarks The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) 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 Radeon RX 5700 XT 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.

GPU The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) has the TU116-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture. The Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is based on the graphics chip Navi 10 XT, which comes from the RDNA 1 architecture.
GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC)	GPU	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 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

Memory The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.
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 Speeds The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
1.530 GHz	Base Clock	1.605 GHz
1.845 GHz	Boost Clock	1.905 GHz
1.83 GHz	Avg (Game) Clock	1.78 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W. The Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 225 W.
120 W	TDP	225 W
--	TDP (up)	335 W
95 °C	Tjunction max	99 °C
1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Axial	Fan-Type	Radial
2 x 90 mm	Fan 1	1 x 80 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	47-48 dB

Connectivity Up to 3 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC). The Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
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	--

Featureset With the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.
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 Codecs 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.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	No
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode / Encode

Dimensions The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
245 mm	Length	270 mm
133 mm	Height	110 mm
42 mm	Width	40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	3 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	1110 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q1/2019. The Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G came on the market in Q3/2019 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.
60SRH7DS03EX	Part-no	--
Q1/2019	Release date	Q3/2019
219 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	409 $
12 nm	Structure size	7 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC)
1.530 GHz, 6 GB (120 W TDP)

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Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
1.605 GHz, 8 GB (225 W TDP)

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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


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) 6 GB GDDR5	2486
	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	4446

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) 6 GB GDDR5	1472

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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)


	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	56 fps (avg)

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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)


	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	16 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) 6 GB GDDR5	41 fps (avg)
	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	70 fps (avg)

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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


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) 6 GB GDDR5	60732
	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	76523

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) 6 GB GDDR5	57478
	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	71356

Geekbench 6 - Metal


	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	90386

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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)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) 6 GB GDDR5	5.2
	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6	9.75

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Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G

GPU comparison with benchmarks

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Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

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Supported Video Codecs

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