NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs AMD Radeon RX 460

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Combined performance score

RX 460
10.59

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 185% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking393170
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Value for money1.3625.03
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 11 / Baffin XTTuring TU116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 August 2016 (7 years old)14 March 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 $219
Current price$397 (4.6x MSRP)$252 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 1740% better value for money than RX 460.

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 cores8961408
Core clock speed1090 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate67.20157.1
Floating-point performance2,150 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 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length170 mm229 mm
Width2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s192.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

Technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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.

RX 460 10.59
GTX 1660 30.16
+185%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 185% 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%

RX 460 4104
GTX 1660 11692
+185%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 185% in Passmark.

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%

RX 460 8597
GTX 1660 21131
+146%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 146% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 460 5701
GTX 1660 14055
+147%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 147% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 460 34892
GTX 1660 80889
+132%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 132% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX 460 307888
GTX 1660 524782
+70.4%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 70% in 3DMark Ice Storm 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:

Full HD41
−110%
86
+110%
1440p55
+14.6%
48
−14.6%
4K20
−40%
28
+40%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−344%
71
+344%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 34
−67.6%
55−60
+67.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−269%
59
+269%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−161%
90−95
+161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−300%
112
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−263%
58
+263%
Far Cry 5 40
−150%
100
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
−132%
95
+132%
Forza Horizon 4 57
−132%
132
+132%
Hitman 3 27−30
−307%
110
+307%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−273%
82
+273%
Red Dead Redemption 2 34
−115%
73
+115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
−174%
93
+174%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−311%
78
+311%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
−104%
55−60
+104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−163%
42
+163%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−161%
90−95
+161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
−431%
85
+431%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−194%
47
+194%
Far Cry 5 37
−149%
92
+149%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
−134%
89
+134%
Forza Horizon 4 54
−128%
123
+128%
Hitman 3 27−30
−233%
90
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−177%
61
+177%
Metro Exodus 21
−171%
57
+171%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−135%
40
+135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 28
−179%
78
+179%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
−176%
102
+176%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−247%
66
+247%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−235%
55−60
+235%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−131%
37
+131%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−161%
90−95
+161%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−150%
40
+150%
Far Cry 5 34
−153%
86
+153%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
−134%
82
+134%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−139%
98
+139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
−148%
57
+148%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−52.6%
29
+52.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−280%
57
+280%
Hitman 3 16−18
−256%
57
+256%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−150%
40
+150%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−267%
33
+267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−257%
25
+257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−243%
48
+243%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−286%
27
+286%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−247%
65−70
+247%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−380%
24
+380%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−247%
59
+247%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−228%
59
+228%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−300%
76
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−280%
19
+280%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−357%
32
+357%
Hitman 3 10−11
−210%
31
+210%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−400%
20
+400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−300%
24
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−192%
35
+192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−300%
35−40
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10
+900%
Far Cry 5 11
−173%
30
+173%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
−158%
31
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−285%
50
+285%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−300%
12
+300%

This is how RX 460 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1660 is 110% faster than RX 460

1440p resolution:

  • RX 460 is 14.6% faster than GTX 1660

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1660 is 40% faster than RX 460

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 is 900% faster than the RX 460.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1660 surpassed RX 460 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.59 30.16
Recency 8 August 2016 14 March 2019
Cost $86 $219
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 460 in performance tests.


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