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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT

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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.77 GHz · 160 W Speed index 7/100

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.77 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 8.17 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT is 62 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Speed index
4/100
7/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
8.17 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.77 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
288 GB/s
TDP
125 W
160 W
Launch Price
229 $
279 $
180 pts
208 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERAMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Navi 10 XLE
Streaming Multiprocessors2236
Shader14082304
Render Output Units4864
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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT is based on the RDNA 1 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Memory Size6 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.500 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps12.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s288 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT has a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.500GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.400 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.770 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.67 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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT is 1.770 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
TDP125 W160 W
Tjunction max93 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--3 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--28 dB
Noise (Load)--31 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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingASUS Aura Sync
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
Length145 mm304 mm
Height111 mm130 mm
Width--54 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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2019Q1/2020
Launch Price229 $279 $
Structure size12 nm7 nm
Part-no--ROG-STRIX-RX5600XT-A6G-GAMING
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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT published in Q1/2020 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +31.5 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 3,659

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 1,559
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +60.0 %

  1. 20 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +34.1 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +32.4 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +39.4 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 92 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +43.8 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 128 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 ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +16.4 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 73,608

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT +14.3 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 68,819

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 89,294

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