Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Place in the ranking	161	16
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.86	27.21
Power efficiency	19.30	15.07
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU116	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti has 61% better value for money than RX 6950 XT.

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	1536	5120
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	169.9	743.7
Floating-point processing power	5.437 TFLOPS	23.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	128
TMUs	96	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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	267 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 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	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	576.0 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 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

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	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
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 Ti 33.56

RX 6950 XT 73.17
+118%

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 12904

RX 6950 XT 28137
+118%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1660 Ti 22892

RX 6950 XT 72228
+216%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1660 Ti 61217

RX 6950 XT 119918
+95.9%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1660 Ti 16024

RX 6950 XT 59882
+274%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Ti 93095

RX 6950 XT 229172
+146%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Ti 483604

RX 6950 XT 497297
+2.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 1660 Ti 90

RX 6950 XT 143
+59.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 1660 Ti 52

RX 6950 XT 188
+262%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 1660 Ti 8

RX 6950 XT 53
+570%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 1660 Ti 51

RX 6950 XT 284
+454%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 1660 Ti 40

RX 6950 XT 139
+250%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GTX 1660 Ti 27

RX 6950 XT 77
+188%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GTX 1660 Ti 7

RX 6950 XT 29
+293%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

GTX 1660 Ti 163

RX 6950 XT 451
+177%

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	103 −115%	221 +115%
1440p	60 −123%	134 +123%
4K	39 −121%	86 +121%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.71 +83.6%	4.97 −83.6%
1440p	4.65 +76.4%	8.20 −76.4%
4K	7.15 +78.6%	12.78 −78.6%

GTX 1660 Ti has 84% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti has 76% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti has 79% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −204%	204 +204%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −106%	161 +106%
Elden Ring	84 −194%	247 +194%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 −30%	110−120 +30%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −196%	198 +196%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −97.2%	71 +97.2%
Forza Horizon 4	156 −221%	500 +221%
Metro Exodus	98 −55.1%	152 +55.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 −12.6%	130−140 +12.6%
Valorant	161 −139%	350−400 +139%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	123 +5.1%	110−120 −5.1%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −151%	168 +151%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 −129%	64 +129%
Dota 2	140 −29.3%	181 +29.3%
Elden Ring	116 −196%	343 +196%
Far Cry 5	118 +19.2%	99 −19.2%
Fortnite	134 −117%	290−300 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	127 −248%	442 +248%
Grand Theft Auto V	119 −44.5%	172 +44.5%
Metro Exodus	68 −115%	146 +115%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 −15%	210−220 +15%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 −198%	130−140 +198%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −51.3%	170−180 +51.3%
Valorant	82 −368%	350−400 +368%
World of Tanks	270−280 −0.4%	270−280 +0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 −50%	110−120 +50%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −128%	153 +128%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −165%	61 +165%
Dota 2	168 +0.6%	167 −0.6%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −53.3%	130−140 +53.3%
Forza Horizon 4	110 −260%	396 +260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	98 −119%	210−220 +119%
Valorant	118 −225%	350−400 +225%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	62 −147%	153 +147%
Elden Ring	62 −210%	192 +210%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 −147%	153 +147%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −232%	90−95 +232%
World of Tanks	210−220 −140%	500−550 +140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	63 −38.1%	85−90 +38.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −213%	97 +213%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 −262%	47 +262%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −50.9%	160−170 +50.9%
Forza Horizon 4	78 −277%	294 +277%
Metro Exodus	65 −103%	132 +103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −202%	160−170 +202%
Valorant	82 −301%	300−350 +301%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −75.8%	58 +75.8%
Dota 2	56 −211%	174 +211%
Elden Ring	25 −268%	92 +268%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 −211%	174 +211%
Metro Exodus	21 −267%	77 +267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −97.2%	200−210 +97.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 −237%	60−65 +237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 −211%	174 +211%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 −194%	90−95 +194%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −182%	90−95 +182%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 −283%	23 +283%
Dota 2	94 −50%	141 +50%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −123%	100−110 +123%
Fortnite	45−50 −113%	95−100 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	43 −300%	172 +300%
Valorant	41 −366%	190−200 +366%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 115% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 123% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 121% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti is 19% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 368% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
RX 6950 XT is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.56	73.17
Recency	22 February 2019	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	335 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti has 179.2% lower power consumption.

RX 6950 XT, on the other hand, has a 118% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti in performance tests.

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