GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs Radeon Pro W6600X

Place in the ranking	154	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100	8
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	51.11	58.66
Power efficiency	19.44	18.15
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	TU116
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	3 August 2021 (3 years ago)	29 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Super has 15% better value for money than Pro W6600X.

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	2048	1408
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	2479 MHz	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	317.3	157.1
Floating-point processing power	10.15 TFLOPS	5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	128	88
Ray Tracing Cores	32	no data

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 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	336.0 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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

NVENC	-	+
Ansel	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131
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.

Pro W6600X 34.02
+2.8%

GTX 1660 Super 33.08

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.

Pro W6600X 13113
+2.9%

GTX 1660 Super 12749

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	90−95 −2.2%	92 +2.2%
1440p	55−60 +0%	55 +0%
4K	27−30 −7.4%	29 +7.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	7.77	2.49
1440p	12.71	4.16
4K	25.89	7.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	88 +0%	88 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 +0%	66 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80 +0%	80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +0%	63 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	121 +0%	121 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Hitman 3	77 +0%	77 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	321 +0%	321 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +0%	80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	217 +0%	217 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	135 +0%	135 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +0%	48 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	72 +0%	72 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 +0%	86 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Hitman 3	75 +0%	75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290 +0%	290 +0%
Metro Exodus	118 +0%	118 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	89 +0%	89 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	129 +0%	129 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	208 +0%	208 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +0%	51 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	44 +0%	44 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55 +0%	55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 +0%	49 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	107 +0%	107 +0%
Hitman 3	65 +0%	65 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	99 +0%	99 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	112 +0%	112 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +0%	61 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	31 +0%	31 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	57 +0%	57 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 +0%	40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	34 +0%	34 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38 +0%	38 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +0%	26 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	43 +0%	43 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	71 +0%	71 +0%
Metro Exodus	67 +0%	67 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 +0%	80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	196 +0%	196 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +0%	31 +0%
Hitman 3	25 +0%	25 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 +0%	66 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 +0%	40 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 +0%	24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +0%	18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	19 +0%	19 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	54 +0%	54 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 +0%	44 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how Pro W6600X and GTX 1660 Super compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Super is 2% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
GTX 1660 Super is 7% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.02	33.08
Recency	3 August 2021	29 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	125 Watt

Pro W6600X has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 4.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro W6600X and GeForce GTX 1660 Super.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6600X is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 Super is a desktop one.

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