GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC)
vs
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) and the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and has 1408 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units.
GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) GPU MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Based on AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
TU116-300-A1 GPU Chip Navi 14 XTX
Turing Architecture RDNA 1
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
1408 Shader 1408
48 Render Output Units 32
88 Texture Units 88
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

6 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
336 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) clocks in the base with up to 1.530 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is 1.607 GHz.

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.607 GHz
1.815 GHz Boost Clock 1.845 GHz
1.80 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.72 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) is 125 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

125 W TDP 130 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 39 dB

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC).

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

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

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

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 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) is 228 mm long, 132 mm high and 42 mm wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is 215 mm long, 128 mm high and 40 mm wide.

228 mm Length 215 mm
132 mm Height 128 mm
42 mm Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 705 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 8

Additional data

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) was released in Q4/2019 at a price of 229 $ (Reference).

The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G was introduced in Q3/2019 at a price of 169 $ (Reference).

60SRL7DS05XV Part-no --
Q4/2019 Release date Q3/2019
229 $ (Reference) Launch Price 169 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 7 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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)

Popular comparisons

1. ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 TI MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 TI vs MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
2. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT vs MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
3. MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6700 XT MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G vs PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6700 XT
4. PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 vs MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
5. GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC) GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 vs GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 Super X Edition (1-Click OC)
6. Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 vs MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
7. MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1050 2GB MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G vs ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
8. MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X XS 12G OC MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X XS 12G OC vs MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
9. MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G INNO3D GeForce RTX 2080 Ti X2 OC MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G vs INNO3D GeForce RTX 2080 Ti X2 OC
10. MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G MSI GeForce RTX 2070 AERO 8G MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G vs MSI GeForce RTX 2070 AERO 8G


back to index
Facebook
Twitter