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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G

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.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.29 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.29 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.94 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G is 18 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Speed index
4/100
5/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
5.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.29 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
125 W
150 W
Launch Price
229 $
199 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERAMD Radeon RX 480
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Polaris 10 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G is based on the Ellesmere architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Memory Size6 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s224 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.120 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.290 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G is 1.290 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
TDP125 W150 W
Tjunction max93 °C100 °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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G is equipped with a 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 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_0
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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_0.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9DecodeNo
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 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
Length145 mm232 mm
Height111 mm116 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2019Q2/2016
Launch Price229 $199 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Part-no--GV-RX480G1 GAMING-4GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in Q4/2019.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G published in Q2/2016 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 +49.3 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 1,864

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)

  1. 20 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  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)

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 +45.4 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 43,500

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +29.6 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 46,480

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 42,654

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