GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon RX Vega 3

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 3 with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 3
2019
15 Watt
2.95

GTX 1660 outperforms RX Vega 3 by a whopping 916% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking792196
Place by popularity7444
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.71
Power efficiency13.6517.34
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePicassoTU116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2019 (6 years ago)14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1921408
Core clock speed300 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1001 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate12.01157.1
Floating-point processing power0.3844 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs1288

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2001 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

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

RX Vega 3 2.95
GTX 1660 29.97
+916%

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.

RX Vega 3 1149
GTX 1660 11659
+915%

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.

RX Vega 3 1724
GTX 1660 21064
+1122%

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.

RX Vega 3 5441
GTX 1660 71229
+1209%

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.

RX Vega 3 1172
GTX 1660 14164
+1109%

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.

RX Vega 3 8536
GTX 1660 81755
+858%

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.

RX Vega 3 80755
GTX 1660 570753
+607%

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 HD12
−617%
86
+617%
1440p5−6
−940%
52
+940%
4K2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.55
1440pno data4.21
4Kno data7.55

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−1486%
111
+1486%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−700%
72
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1083%
71
+1083%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
Battlefield 5 7
−1429%
100−110
+1429%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−522%
56
+522%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−867%
58
+867%
Far Cry 5 5
−1900%
100
+1900%
Fortnite 14
−850%
130−140
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−843%
132
+843%
Forza Horizon 5 8
−975%
86
+975%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%
Valorant 45−50
−580%
306
+580%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−600%
49
+600%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−1089%
100−110
+1089%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−433%
48
+433%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 23
−1078%
270−280
+1078%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−683%
47
+683%
Dota 2 21
−943%
219
+943%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1740%
92
+1740%
Fortnite 14−16
−850%
130−140
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−779%
123
+779%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−1475%
63
+1475%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−1178%
115
+1178%
Metro Exodus 2
−2750%
57
+2750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−1600%
102
+1600%
Valorant 45−50
−538%
287
+538%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−1089%
100−110
+1089%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−378%
43
+378%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−567%
40
+567%
Dota 2 19
−937%
197
+937%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1620%
86
+1620%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−600%
98
+600%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−1375%
59
+1375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−1325%
57
+1325%
Valorant 45−50
−156%
115
+156%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−850%
130−140
+850%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−885%
190−200
+885%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−2500%
52
+2500%
Metro Exodus 0−1 33
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−514%
129
+514%
Valorant 27−30
−737%
226
+737%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1080%
59
+1080%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−986%
76
+986%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−206%
49
+206%
Valorant 14−16
−793%
125
+793%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10
+900%
Dota 2 8−9
−988%
87
+988%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 22
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−967%
30−35
+967%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6
+0%
6
+0%

This is how RX Vega 3 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is 617% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 is 940% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 is 1350% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 is 2750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is ahead in 58 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.95 29.97
Recency 6 January 2019 14 March 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt

RX Vega 3 has 700% lower power consumption.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 915.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 3 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
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