Radeon RX 5500 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile with Radeon RX 5500, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
28.91
+26.7%

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile outperforms RX 5500 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking196250
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
Power efficiency24.9314.31
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTU116Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores15361408
Core clock speed1455 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate152.6162.4
Floating-point processing power4.884 TFLOPS5.196 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs9688

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data180 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

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 HD89
+27.1%
70−75
−27.1%
1440p57
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
4K36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.57no data
1440p4.02no data
4K6.36no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 63
+40%
45−50
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+32.3%
65−70
−32.3%
Elden Ring 95−100
+29.3%
75−80
−29.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 89
+27.1%
70−75
−27.1%
Counter-Strike 2 54
+35%
40−45
−35%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+40%
45−50
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 147
+33.6%
110−120
−33.6%
Metro Exodus 88
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+32%
75−80
−32%
Valorant 148
+34.5%
110−120
−34.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 112
+31.8%
85−90
−31.8%
Counter-Strike 2 49
+40%
35−40
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Dota 2 111
+30.6%
85−90
−30.6%
Elden Ring 102
+27.5%
80−85
−27.5%
Far Cry 5 75
+36.4%
55−60
−36.4%
Fortnite 130−140
+39%
100−105
−39%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+31.1%
90−95
−31.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 105
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 63
+40%
45−50
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 232
+28.9%
180−190
−28.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+28%
75−80
−28%
Valorant 71
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
World of Tanks 270−280
+29%
210−220
−29%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 78
+30%
60−65
−30%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Dota 2 116
+28.9%
90−95
−28.9%
Far Cry 5 119
+32.2%
90−95
−32.2%
Forza Horizon 4 101
+34.7%
75−80
−34.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+32.3%
130−140
−32.3%
Valorant 125
+31.6%
95−100
−31.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Elden Ring 54
+35%
40−45
−35%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+34.6%
130−140
−34.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
World of Tanks 180−190
+34.3%
140−150
−34.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+31.7%
60−65
−31.7%
Metro Exodus 60
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Valorant 81
+35%
60−65
−35%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Dota 2 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Elden Ring 26
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Metro Exodus 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90
+28.6%
70−75
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Dota 2 85
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Fortnite 37
+37%
27−30
−37%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Valorant 39
+30%
30−33
−30%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and RX 5500 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 27% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 43% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.91 22.81
Recency 23 April 2019 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 110 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 37.5% lower power consumption.

RX 5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop one.


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