Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (RDNA 1) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G has the Navi 14 XTX graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture. |
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| Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Navi 14 XTX | GPU Chip | TU116-300-A1 |
| RDNA 1 | Architecture | Turing |
| 22 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 1408 | Shader | 1408 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 88 | Texture Units | 88 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.607 GHz | Base Clock | 1.530 GHz |
| 1.845 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.830 GHz |
| 1.74 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 135 W. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 125 W. |
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| 135 W | TDP | 125 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 85 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| 47 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 3 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThe 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 177 mm | Length | 247 mm |
| 102 mm | Height | 127 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 46 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 862 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q3/2019. The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X came on the market in Q4/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured. |
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| 11295-07-20G | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q4/2019 |
| 169 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ (Reference) |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 12 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5500 XT SF 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
6 GB GDDR6 |
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