Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660 Super

Place in the ranking	161	79
Place by popularity	8	89
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	59.10	77.56
Power efficiency	18.28	16.19
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU116	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2019 (5 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 31% better value for money than GTX 1660 Super.

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 cores	1408	2048
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1785 MHz	2755 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	157.1	352.6
Floating-point processing power	5.027 TFLOPS	22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	64
TMUs	88	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	229 mm	204 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1660 Super 33.05

RX 7600 XT 44.49
+34.6%

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 12751

RX 7600 XT 17162
+34.6%

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 HD	92 −30.4%	120−130 +30.4%
1440p	54 −29.6%	70−75 +29.6%
4K	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.49	2.74
1440p	4.24	4.70
4K	7.63	8.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

76
−31.6%

100−105

+31.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	88 −25%	110−120 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 −28.8%	85−90 +28.8%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −30.8%	140−150 +30.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80 −25%	100−105 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 −27%	80−85 +27%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −28.4%	95−100 +28.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	121 −32.2%	160−170 +32.2%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −31.4%	230−240 +31.4%
Hitman 3	77 −29.9%	100−105 +29.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	321 −24.6%	400−450 +24.6%
Metro Exodus	144 −31.9%	190−200 +31.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 −25%	100−105 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −28.2%	150−160 +28.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	217 −33.6%	290−300 +33.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	135 −33.3%	180−190 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −25%	60−65 +25%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −30.8%	140−150 +30.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	72 −31.9%	95−100 +31.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 −25%	65−70 +25%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −28.4%	95−100 +28.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 −27.9%	110−120 +27.9%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −31.4%	230−240 +31.4%
Hitman 3	75 −33.3%	100−105 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290 −20.7%	350−400 +20.7%
Metro Exodus	118 −27.1%	150−160 +27.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	89 −23.6%	110−120 +23.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	129 −31.8%	170−180 +31.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −30.4%	90−95 +30.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	208 −29.8%	270−280 +29.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 −27.5%	65−70 +27.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	44 −25%	55−60 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55 −27.3%	70−75 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 −32.7%	65−70 +32.7%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −28.4%	95−100 +28.4%
Forza Horizon 4	107 −30.8%	140−150 +30.8%
Hitman 3	65 −30.8%	85−90 +30.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	99 −31.3%	130−140 +31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	112 −33.9%	150−160 +33.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 −31.1%	80−85 +31.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	31 −29%	40−45 +29%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−31.6%

75−80
+31.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%
Far Cry New Dawn	57 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 −25%	50−55 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	34 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −31.6%	250−260 +31.6%
Hitman 3	43 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	71 −33.8%	95−100 +33.8%
Metro Exodus	67 −34.3%	90−95 +34.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 −25%	100−105 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	196 −32.7%	260−270 +32.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−33.9%

75−80
+33.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 −29%	40−45 +29%
Hitman 3	25 −20%	30−33 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 −28.8%	85−90 +28.8%
Metro Exodus	44 −25%	55−60 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 −25%	50−55 +25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 −25%	30−33 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Forza Horizon 4	54 −29.6%	70−75 +29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 −25%	55−60 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−25%

35−40
+25%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600 XT is 30% faster in 1080p
RX 7600 XT is 30% faster in 1440p
RX 7600 XT is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.05	44.49
Recency	29 October 2019	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	190 Watt

GTX 1660 Super has 52% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Super in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.