Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 is 1042 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 6% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 - €169.99 vs €179.99
- Up to 3% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 1660 - €1.11 vs €1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 107 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 156 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 6 vs 4 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
153
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7792 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
FPS
156
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.15/FPS
96%
Price, €
€179.99
94%
FPS Winner
Buy for €179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7792 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
87%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
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Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 14th, 2019 |
Navi II | Generation | GeForce 16 |
$199 | MSRP | $219 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1530 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1785 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2001 MHz |