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Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5
Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.55 GHz · 225 W Speed index 6/100

The Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

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 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is 42 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Speed index
6/100
4/100
FP32
7.12 TFLOPS
5.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.55 GHz
1.79 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
225 W
125 W
Launch Price
279 $
229 $

GPU

GPUSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Based onAMD Radeon RX 590NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU ChipPolaris 30 XTTU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3622
Shader23041408
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units14488
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The Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 has the Polaris 30 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Base Clock1.469 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.545 GHz1.785 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
TDP225 W125 W
Tjunction max98 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 225 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 125 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 95 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.41x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Length260 mm145 mm
Height135 mm111 mm
Width43 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q4/2019
Launch Price279 $229 $
Structure size14 nm12 nm
Part-no11289-02--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2018.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER came on the market in Q4/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

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 +29.1 %

  1. 2,156
  2. 2,783

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,559

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 +6.3 %

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +3.1 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 66 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire NITRO RX 590 8G G5 +1.1 %

  1. 90 fps (avg)
  2. 89 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 +22.8 %

  1. 51,497
  2. 63,244

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +25.8 %

  1. 47,849
  2. 60,216

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 48,701
  2. no data

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