Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and Radeon RX 580 2048SP, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Ti
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
33.50
+68.4%

GTX 1660 Ti outperforms RX 580 2048SP by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking165285
Place by popularity2750
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.37no data
Power efficiency19.219.12
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameTU116Polaris 20
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 February 2019 (5 years ago)15 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 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 cores15362048
Core clock speed1500 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1284 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate169.9164.4
Floating-point processing power5.437 TFLOPS5.259 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs96128

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 3.0 x16
Length229 mm241 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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 Ti 33.50
+68.4%
RX 580 2048SP 19.89

  • 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 Ti 12907
+68.4%
RX 580 2048SP 7664

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 HD105
+75%
60−65
−75%
1440p60
+71.4%
35−40
−71.4%
4K39
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.66no data
1440p4.65no data
4K7.15no 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 90−95
+82%
50−55
−82%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+73.3%
45−50
−73.3%
Atomic Heart 90−95
+82%
50−55
−82%
Battlefield 5 129
+72%
75−80
−72%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
Far Cry 5 109
+81.7%
60−65
−81.7%
Fortnite 247
+76.4%
140−150
−76.4%
Forza Horizon 4 131
+74.7%
75−80
−74.7%
Forza Horizon 5 94
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200
+81.8%
110−120
−81.8%
Valorant 190−200
+77.3%
110−120
−77.3%
Atomic Heart 90−95
+82%
50−55
−82%
Battlefield 5 112
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+71.9%
160−170
−71.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+90%
30−33
−90%
Dota 2 181
+81%
100−105
−81%
Far Cry 5 99
+80%
55−60
−80%
Fortnite 143
+78.8%
80−85
−78.8%
Forza Horizon 4 122
+74.3%
70−75
−74.3%
Forza Horizon 5 72
+80%
40−45
−80%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+70%
70−75
−70%
Metro Exodus 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150
+76.5%
85−90
−76.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+78.5%
65−70
−78.5%
Valorant 190−200
+77.3%
110−120
−77.3%
Battlefield 5 102
+70%
60−65
−70%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%
Dota 2 168
+76.8%
95−100
−76.8%
Far Cry 5 94
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+76.4%
55−60
−76.4%
Forza Horizon 5 66
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 129
+72%
75−80
−72%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+77.1%
35−40
−77.1%
Valorant 118
+68.6%
70−75
−68.6%
Fortnite 117
+80%
65−70
−80%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+80%
120−130
−80%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+77.1%
35−40
−77.1%
Metro Exodus 33
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+70.5%
95−100
−70.5%
Valorant 230−240
+78.5%
130−140
−78.5%
Battlefield 5 76
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Far Cry 5 67
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+71.1%
45−50
−71.1%
Forza Horizon 5 47
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Fortnite 75
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Atomic Heart 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 56
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Metro Exodus 21
+75%
12−14
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Valorant 180−190
+70.9%
110−120
−70.9%
Battlefield 5 43
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Dota 2 94
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Far Cry 5 35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 51
+70%
30−33
−70%
Forza Horizon 5 24
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Fortnite 25
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and RX 580 2048SP compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti is 75% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti is 71% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti is 86% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.50 19.89
Recency 22 February 2019 15 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti has a 68.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 2048SP in performance tests.

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