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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G vs ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660

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

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.27 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.83 TFLOPS.

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 at a maximum of 1.82 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.11 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is 14 % faster than the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660.

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

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Based onAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU ChipPolaris 10 XTTU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3622
Shader23041408
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units14488
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ellesmere architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Memory Size4 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Base Clock1.120 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz1.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.79 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G has a turbo clock of 1.266 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is 1.815 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
TDP150 W120 W
Tjunction max100 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G 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 100 °C.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 80 mm1 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_012_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_0.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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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 Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Length232 mm174 mm
Height116 mm121 mm
Width40 mm39 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q1/2019
Launch Price199 $219 $
Structure size14 nm12 nm
Part-noGV-RX480WF2-4GDPH-GTX1660-6G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G was released in Q2/2016.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 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. 1,847
  2. 2,464

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,460

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. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 56 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 78 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 ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 +39.8 %

  1. 42,694
  2. 59,681

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

  1. 45,619
  2. 56,483

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 41,864
  2. no data

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