NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs ATI Radeon HD 5570

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking995170
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Value for money0.0225.04
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameRedwoodTuring TU116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 February 2010 (14 years old)14 March 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219
Current price$149 $252 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 125100% better value for money than ATI HD 5570.

Technical specs

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 cores4001408
Core clock speed650 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors627 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)39 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate13.00157.1
Floating-point performance520.0 gflopsno data

Size and 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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length165 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed667 - 900 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s192.1 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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.

ATI HD 5570
1.25

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 2313% in our combined 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%

ATI HD 5570 483
GTX 1660 11692
+2321%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 2321% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

ATI HD 5570 3917
GTX 1660 71229
+1718%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 1718% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

ATI HD 5570 1025
GTX 1660 21131
+1962%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 1962% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p15
−2233%
350−400
+2233%
Full HD22
−291%
86
+291%
1440p1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%
4K1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1675%
71
+1675%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1144%
112
+1144%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1350%
58
+1350%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4300%
132
+4300%
Hitman 3 1−2
−10900%
110
+10900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 82
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1450%
93
+1450%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−844%
85
+844%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1075%
47
+1075%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4000%
123
+4000%
Hitman 3 1−2
−8900%
90
+8900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 61
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5600%
57
+5600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2450%
102
+2450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3167%
98
+3167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1325%
57
+1325%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1800%
57
+1800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1325%
57
+1325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−471%
40
+471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1100%
48
+1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5800%
59
+5800%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1500%
32
+1500%
Hitman 3 1−2
−3000%
31
+3000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−250%
21
+250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 16−18

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−520%
31
+520%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4900%
50
+4900%

This is how ATI HD 5570 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 1660 is 2233% faster than ATI HD 5570

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1660 is 291% faster than ATI HD 5570

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1660 is 4700% faster than ATI HD 5570

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1660 is 2700% faster than ATI HD 5570

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

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 is 10900% faster than the ATI HD 5570.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1660 surpassed ATI HD 5570 in all 30 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.25 30.16
Recency 9 February 2010 14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Memory bus width 128 192
Pipelines / CUDA cores 400 1408
Memory bandwidth 25.6 192.1
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 39 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5570 in performance tests.


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