Radeon RX 6700 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Super and Radeon RX 6700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Super
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
33.01

RX 6700 outperforms GTX 1660 Super by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking16866
Place by popularity7not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.29no data
Power efficiency18.1719.64
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU116Navi 22
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 October 2019 (5 years ago)9 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores14082304
Core clock speed1530 MHz1941 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz2450 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1352.8
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS11.29 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs88144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB10 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s320.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
HDCP+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

NVENC+-
Ansel+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 1660 Super 33.01
RX 6700 49.92
+51.2%

  • Passmark

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1660 Super 12718
RX 6700 19235
+51.2%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD92
−41.3%
130−140
+41.3%
1440p57
−49.1%
85−90
+49.1%
4K31
−45.2%
45−50
+45.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.49no data
1440p4.02no data
4K7.39no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 124
−45.2%
180−190
+45.2%
Counter-Strike 2 90
−44.4%
130−140
+44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
−44.7%
110−120
+44.7%
Atomic Heart 91
−42.9%
130−140
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 97
−44.3%
140−150
+44.3%
Counter-Strike 2 62
−45.2%
90−95
+45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
−50.8%
95−100
+50.8%
Far Cry 5 112
−42.9%
160−170
+42.9%
Fortnite 140−150
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
Forza Horizon 4 144
−45.8%
210−220
+45.8%
Forza Horizon 5 96
−45.8%
140−150
+45.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−46.3%
180−190
+46.3%
Valorant 321
−40.2%
450−500
+40.2%
Atomic Heart 52
−44.2%
75−80
+44.2%
Battlefield 5 83
−44.6%
120−130
+44.6%
Counter-Strike 2 52
−44.2%
75−80
+44.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−45.5%
400−450
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−44.2%
75−80
+44.2%
Dota 2 231
−29.9%
300−310
+29.9%
Far Cry 5 103
−45.6%
150−160
+45.6%
Fortnite 140−150
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
Forza Horizon 4 135
−48.1%
200−210
+48.1%
Forza Horizon 5 67
−49.3%
100−105
+49.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 133
−50.4%
200−210
+50.4%
Metro Exodus 56
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
−51.1%
210−220
+51.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 113
−50.4%
170−180
+50.4%
Valorant 290
−37.9%
400−450
+37.9%
Battlefield 5 77
−42.9%
110−120
+42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 48
−45.8%
70−75
+45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
−42.9%
70−75
+42.9%
Dota 2 211
−42.2%
300−310
+42.2%
Far Cry 5 95
−47.4%
140−150
+47.4%
Forza Horizon 4 107
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%
Forza Horizon 5 67
−49.3%
100−105
+49.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 104
−44.2%
150−160
+44.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−47.5%
90−95
+47.5%
Valorant 122
−47.5%
180−190
+47.5%
Fortnite 140−150
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−40.8%
300−310
+40.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
−45.2%
90−95
+45.2%
Metro Exodus 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 162
−48.1%
240−250
+48.1%
Valorant 262
−33.6%
350−400
+33.6%
Battlefield 5 60
−50%
90−95
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Far Cry 5 65
−46.2%
95−100
+46.2%
Forza Horizon 4 84
−42.9%
120−130
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 5 39
−41%
55−60
+41%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Fortnite 75−80
−42.9%
110−120
+42.9%
Atomic Heart 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−50%
90−95
+50%
Metro Exodus 22
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−50%
60−65
+50%
Valorant 132
−43.9%
190−200
+43.9%
Battlefield 5 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Counter-Strike 2 6
−50%
9−10
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Dota 2 95
−47.4%
140−150
+47.4%
Far Cry 5 33
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Forza Horizon 4 54
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Forza Horizon 5 22
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Fortnite 35−40
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and RX 6700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 is 41% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6700 is 49% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6700 is 45% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.01 49.92
Recency 29 October 2019 9 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 175 Watt

GTX 1660 Super has 40% lower power consumption.

RX 6700, on the other hand, has a 51.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 66.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Super in performance tests.

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