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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.79 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.20 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU), we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 104 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Speed index
4/100
2/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
2.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.20 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
120 W
75 W
Launch Price
219 $
139 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Baffin XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2216
Shader14081024
Render Output Units4816
Texture Units8864
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and has 1408 texture shaders and 22 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) is based on AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU), which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Memory Size6 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.090 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.200 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 clocks in the base with up to 1.530 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) is 1.090 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
TDP120 W75 W
Tjunction max95 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin--
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) has a TDP of 75 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Max. Displays33
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) supports a maximum of 3 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_0
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
Length145 mm--
Height111 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ1/2019Q1/2017
Launch Price219 $139 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 219 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) was introduced in Q1/2017 at a price of 139 $.

Benchmark results

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 +229.0 %

  1. 58,747
  2. 17,856

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 +190.1 %

  1. 55,599
  2. 19,164

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 17,234

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