Radeon RX 5500 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	228	229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.91	10.05
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	N18E-G0	Navi 14
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	7 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$1037 (4.5x MSRP)	$444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 58% better value for money than RX 5500.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	1408
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1335 MHz	1845 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	128.2	162.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and Radeon RX 5500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	180 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Ti Max-Q 22.78
+0.3%

RX 5500 22.71

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814
+0.3%

RX 5500 8786

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	79 +5.3%	75−80 −5.3%
4K	33 +10%	30−35 −10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+5.7%

35−40

−5.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 +1.8%	55−60 −1.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	83 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	88 +3.5%	85−90 −3.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Far Cry 5	69 +6.2%	65−70 −6.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	81 +1.3%	80−85 −1.3%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +2.7%	75−80 −2.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	78 +4%	75−80 −4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	72 +2.9%	70−75 −2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +7.7%	65−70 −7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +2%	50−55 −2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	78 +4%	75−80 −4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +4.6%	65−70 −4.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Far Cry 5	66 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	78 +4%	75−80 −4%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +2.7%	75−80 −2.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	58 +5.5%	55−60 −5.5%
Metro Exodus	48 +6.7%	45−50 −6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	38 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +9.1%	55−60 −9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 +2.2%	90−95 −2.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +5%	40−45 −5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	73 +4.3%	70−75 −4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Far Cry 5	62 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +2.7%	75−80 −2.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +2%	50−55 −2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +2%	50−55 −2%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Hitman 3	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Battlefield 5	38 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	30 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and RX 5500 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 5% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.78	22.71
Recency	23 April 2019	7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	110 Watt