Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Place in performance ranking	150	78
Place by popularity	34	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.85	27.03
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Turing TU116	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$449
Current price	$284 (1x MSRP)	$409 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 5% better value for money than GTX 1660 Ti.

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	2560
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	1680 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	1980 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	169.9	316.8

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 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-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	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	448.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
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 33.41

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 42.87
+28.3%

Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti by 28% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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 12926

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16588
+28.3%

Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 Ti by 28% in Passmark.

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	105 −23.8%	130−140 +23.8%
1440p	59 −27.1%	75−80 +27.1%
4K	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

78
−28.2%

100−105

+28.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	86 −27.9%	110−120 +27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 −21.6%	90−95 +21.6%
Battlefield 5	129 −24%	160−170 +24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120 −25%	150−160 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 −26.8%	90−95 +26.8%
Far Cry 5	109 −19.3%	130−140 +19.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	98 −22.4%	120−130 +22.4%
Forza Horizon 4	131 −22.1%	160−170 +22.1%
Hitman 3	100−110 −23.8%	130−140 +23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −25%	90−95 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	82 −22%	100−105 +22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 −27.7%	120−130 +27.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 −25%	90−95 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 −27.3%	70−75 +27.3%
Battlefield 5	112 −25%	140−150 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	89 −23.6%	110−120 +23.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 −22.8%	70−75 +22.8%
Far Cry 5	99 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	93 −18.3%	110−120 +18.3%
Forza Horizon 4	122 −23%	150−160 +23%
Hitman 3	100−110 −23.8%	130−140 +23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −25%	90−95 +25%
Metro Exodus	55 −27.3%	70−75 +27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	82 −22%	100−105 +22%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	116 −20.7%	140−150 +20.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 −22.6%	65−70 +22.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 −20%	60−65 +20%
Battlefield 5	102 −27.5%	130−140 +27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
Far Cry 5	94 −27.7%	120−130 +27.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 −19%	100−105 +19%
Forza Horizon 4	97 −23.7%	120−130 +23.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 −21%	75−80 +21%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	57 −22.8%	70−75 +22.8%
Hitman 3	60−65 −25%	75−80 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
Metro Exodus	33 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −25%	35−40 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −27.5%	65−70 +27.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 −22%	50−55 +22%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 −25%	45−50 +25%
Battlefield 5	76 −25%	95−100 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	67 −26.9%	85−90 +26.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	65 −23.1%	80−85 +23.1%
Forza Horizon 4	77 −23.4%	95−100 +23.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	31 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Hitman 3	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Metro Exodus	21 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	26 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 −20%	30−33 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Battlefield 5	43 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry 5	35 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	51 −27.5%	65−70 +27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 24% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 27% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 18% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.41	42.87
Recency	22 February 2019	7 July 2019
Cost	$279	$449
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt