GPU comparison with benchmarks

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G vs ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.79 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G has 1408 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.79 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.03 TFLOPS.

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has 1792 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.49 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 8.93 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 78 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Speed index
4/100
7/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
8.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
2.49 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
120 W
132 W
Launch Price
219 $
329 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Navi 23 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors2228
Shader14081792
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units88112
Raytracing Cores--28
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G has a turbo clock of 1.785 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 2.491 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
TDP120 W132 W
Tjunction max95 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G 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 ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 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 & FansGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm2 x 95 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Length280 mm269 mm
Height116 mm132 mm
Width40 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--627 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ1/2019Q4/2021
Launch Price219 $329 $
Structure size12 nm7 nm
Part-noGV-N1660GAMING-6GDRX6600 CLD 8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G was released in Q1/2019.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D published in Q4/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 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 ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +55.1 %

  1. 2,445
  2. 3,792

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +169.8 %

  1. 1,448
  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,344

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)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 50 fps (avg)

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)

  1. no data
  2. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +60.0 %

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

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) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +46.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +78.2 %

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. 98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +64.9 %

  1. 77 fps (avg)
  2. 127 fps (avg)

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 ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +21.3 %

  1. 58,747
  2. 71,285

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +44.7 %

  1. 55,599
  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 98,120

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