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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G

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 550 Gaming OC 2G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 60 W Speed index 1/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G has 512 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.22 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.25 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 302 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Speed index
4/100
1/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
1.25 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.22 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
125 W
60 W
Launch Price
229 $
79 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERAMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1Lexa PRO
Streaming Multiprocessors228
Shader1408512
Render Output Units4816
Texture Units8832
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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 550 Gaming OC 2G is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Memory Size6 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s112 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.100 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.219 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.21 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 550 Gaming OC 2G is 1.219 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
TDP125 W60 W
Tjunction max93 °C80 °C
PCIe-Power1 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 550 Gaming OC 2G is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 80 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 90 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 550 Gaming OC 2G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a1x 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Max. resolution7680x43205120x2880
DirectX12_112
RaytracingNoNo
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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
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 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
Length145 mm191 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width--37 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 550 Gaming OC 2G is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERGIGABYTE Radeon RX 550 Gaming OC 2G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2019Q2/2017
Launch Price229 $79 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Part-no--GV-RX550GAMING OC-2GD
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 550 Gaming OC 2G published in Q2/2017 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 +404.2 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 552

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) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +325.0 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 8 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +288.2 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 17 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +270.8 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 24 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 +327.8 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 14,784

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +339.0 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 13,718

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 18,971

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