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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050

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 Dual GeForce RTX 5050
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.60 GHz · 100 W Speed index 11/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.60 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.32 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is 165 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Speed index
4/100
11/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
13.32 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
2.60 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
125 W
100 W
Launch Price
229 $
249 $
183 pts
326 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1GB207-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2220
Shader14082560
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units8880
Raytracing Cores--20
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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 Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 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 Dual GeForce RTX 5050 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.500GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Base Clock1.530 GHz2.280 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz2.602 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 Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is 2.602 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
TDP125 W100 W
Tjunction max93 °C85 °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 Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 85 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 80 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 Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a3x DP 2.1b
DVI1--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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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 Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Length145 mm203 mm
Height111 mm120 mm
Width--40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 8
Release dateQ4/2019Q3/2025
Launch Price229 $249 $
Structure size12 nm5 nm
Part-no--DUAL-RTX5050-8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in Q4/2019.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 published in Q3/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

Benchmark results

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. 34 fps (avg)
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2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 66 fps (avg)
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1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 89 fps (avg)
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