Radeon 660M vs RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

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Aggregate performance score

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
42.99
+340%

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms 660M by a whopping 340% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking76424
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.09no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 10RDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 July 2019 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data
Current price$409 (0.9x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2560384
Core clock speed1680 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1980 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate316.845.60

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and Radeon 660M 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.

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed14000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 42.99
+340%
Radeon 660M 9.78

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms 660M by 340% based on our aggregate 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 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16602
+164%
Radeon 660M 6285

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms 660M by 164% in Passmark.

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 HD100−110
+300%
25
−300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24
+380%
5−6
−380%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+420%
5−6
−420%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+400%
4−5
−400%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+380%
10−11
−380%
Hitman 3 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45
+350%
10−11
−350%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 39
+388%
8−9
−388%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+420%
5−6
−420%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+380%
10−11
−380%
Hitman 3 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+356%
9−10
−356%
Metro Exodus 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+357%
7−8
−357%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+380%
10−11
−380%
Horizon Zero Dawn 22
+340%
5−6
−340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26
+420%
5−6
−420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

This is how RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and Radeon 660M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.99 9.78
Recency 7 July 2019 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 45 Watt

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 660M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop card while Radeon 660M is a notebook one.


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