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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580

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

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 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 AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.36 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.68 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is 13 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Speed index
4/100
5/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
5.68 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.36 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
125 W
185 W
Launch Price
229 $
229 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Polaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2236
Shader14082304
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units88144
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.360 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.34 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has a turbo clock of 1.785 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is 1.360 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
TDP125 W185 W
Tjunction max93 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 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 AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Length145 mm298 mm
Height111 mm134 mm
Width--52 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2019Q2/2018
Launch Price229 $229 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Part-no--AREZ-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMING
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in Q4/2019.

The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 published in Q2/2018 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +41.1 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 1,972

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) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +13.3 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +11.9 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +6.0 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 84 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +47.1 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 43,000

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +49.6 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 40,241

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 42,492

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