GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile vs Radeon RX 5500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 304 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.94 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | TU116B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 October 2019 (6 years ago) | 15 May 2019 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1408 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1455 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 127.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.196 TFLOPS | 4.07 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 88 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1536 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 180 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 October 2019 | 15 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
RX 5500 has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 71% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 1660 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5500 and GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 Mobile is a notebook one.
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