Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs GeForce GTX 1660

Place in performance ranking	171	178
Place by popularity	52	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	25.02	25.48
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Turing TU116	Vega 10
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	14 March 2019 (5 years ago)	19 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data
Current price	$252 (1.2x MSRP)	$671

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 48 has 2% better value for money than GTX 1660.

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	1408	3072
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1785 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	157.1	249.6

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 48 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1572 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.1 GB/s	402.4 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	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

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	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.125
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 30.20
+3.5%

Pro Vega 48 29.19

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 3% 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 11690
+3.5%

Pro Vega 48 11299

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 1660 57152
+7%

Pro Vega 48 53429

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 7% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 1660 55704

Pro Vega 48 58050
+4.2%

Radeon Pro Vega 48 outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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	86 +7.5%	80−85 −7.5%
1440p	48 +6.7%	45−50 −6.7%
4K	28 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

71
+9.2%

65−70

−9.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +7.3%	55−60 −7.3%
Battlefield 5	90−95 +4.4%	90−95 −4.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	112 +12%	100−105 −12%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +5.5%	55−60 −5.5%
Far Cry 5	100 +5.3%	95−100 −5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	95 +5.6%	90−95 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	132 +10%	120−130 −10%
Hitman 3	110 +10%	100−105 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	82 +9.3%	75−80 −9.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	73 +4.3%	70−75 −4.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93 +9.4%	85−90 −9.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	78 +4%	75−80 −4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +5%	40−45 −5%
Battlefield 5	90−95 +4.4%	90−95 −4.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85 +6.3%	80−85 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Far Cry 5	92 +8.2%	85−90 −8.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +4.7%	85−90 −4.7%
Forza Horizon 4	123 +11.8%	110−120 −11.8%
Hitman 3	90 +5.9%	85−90 −5.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	61 +10.9%	55−60 −10.9%
Metro Exodus	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +4%	75−80 −4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	102 +7.4%	95−100 −7.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +10%	60−65 −10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Battlefield 5	90−95 +4.4%	90−95 −4.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	86 +7.5%	80−85 −7.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +9.3%	75−80 −9.3%
Forza Horizon 4	98 +8.9%	90−95 −8.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Hitman 3	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	33 +10%	30−33 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	48 +6.7%	45−50 −6.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +10%	60−65 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	59 +7.3%	55−60 −7.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +7.3%	55−60 −7.3%
Forza Horizon 4	76 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	32 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Hitman 3	31 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	30 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +11.1%	45−50 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +20%	10−11 −20%