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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING vs ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.79 GHz · 125 W Speed index 4/100

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

ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.47 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 10.54 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 110 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Speed index
4/100
9/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
10.54 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.47 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
410 GB/s
TDP
125 W
210 W
Launch Price
229 $
399 $

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERAMD RX Vega 56
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Vega 10 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors2256
Shader14083584
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units88256
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the GCN 5 architecture and is equipped with 56 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM2
Memory Clock1.750 GHz0.800 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s410 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit2,048 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has a 8 GB large HBM2 graphics memory and the memory clock is 0.800GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.156 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.471 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING has a turbo clock of 1.785 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.471 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
TDP125 W210 W
Tjunction max93 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING 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 93 °C.

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--37 dB
Noise (Load)--49 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.2--
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 supports HDCP in version -- and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDMSI Mystic LightNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
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

DimensionsMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Length247 mm280 mm
Height127 mm127 mm
Width46 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight862 g1,090 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING is 46 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 46 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMINGASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2019Q3/2017
Launch Price229 $399 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Part-no--RXVEGA56-8G
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING was released in Q4/2019.

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 published in Q3/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 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 Radeon RX Vega 56 +6.6 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 2,968

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 1,559
  2. no data

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) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +26.5 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +21.2 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +25.8 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 112 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING +4.5 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 60,539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +5.9 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 63,794

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 71,932

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