AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660 Difference
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Price $ 199.0 $ 220.0 21 (11%)
Year 2019 2019 0 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 68C 61C 7 (10%)
Max Fan Noise 39dB 45.6dB 6.6 (17%)
Recommended Power Supply 480W 470W 10 (2%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz ($369.89) Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz ($369.89)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 76.2 FPS 88.3 FPS 12.1 (16%)
Average 1440p Performance 54.1 FPS 64.6 FPS 10.5 (19%)
Average 4K Performance 30.9 FPS 37.8 FPS 6.9 (22%)
Memory 8 GB 6 GB 2 (25%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 2.6 $ 2.5 0.1 (4%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 3.7 $ 3.4 0.3 (8%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 6.4 $ 5.8 0.6 (9%)
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Our Verdict: At 1440p, RX 5500 XT 8GB can hit 50-60 frames per second on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. Whereas GTX 1660 can hit 50-60 frames per second at maximum settings. Upgrading from RX 5500 XT 8GB to GTX 1660 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware.
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
62
69.7
81
90.3
2019 Anthem
40
45.0
52
58.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
58
65.3
76
85.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
75
83.5
93
104.2
2019 Metro Exodus
33
37.4
41
46.5
2019 World War Z
82
92.1
70
78.0
2019 Gears of War 5
48
53.6
64
72.0
2019 F1 2019
60
67.5
81
90.4
2019 GreedFall
54
61.1
73
81.4
2019 Borderlands 3
38
42.8
51
57.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
74
82.4
99
110.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
28
32.1
38
42.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
45
50.3
59
66.5
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
92
102.8
95
106.2
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
35
39.6
39
44.3
2018 Final Fantasy XV
55
62.1
66
74.4
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
59
66.4
63
70.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
62
69.7
79
87.8
2018 Fallout 76
83
93.2
105
117.0
2018 Hitman 2
65
72.8
81
91.1
2018 Just Cause 4
48
53.6
60
67.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
52
57.8
65
72.3
2018 Strange Brigade
78
86.7
104
116.1
2018 Battlefield V
85
95.3
83
92.8
2017 Dawn of War III
90
100.7
79
88.4
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
58
65.3
62
69.9
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
52
57.8
57
64.4
2017 Destiny 2
90
100.7
111
123.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
46
51.4
63
71.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
62
69.7
79
87.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
66
74.0
83
92.9
2017 For Honor
88
98.5
111
123.9
2017 Project CARS 2
62
69.7
79
87.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
76
84.7
95
106.3
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
61
68.5
51
57.3
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
51
56.8
66
73.4
2016 Doom
122
136.1
127
141.4
2016 F1 2016
82
92.1
80
89.4
2016 Total War: Warhammer
70
78.1
77
86.5
2016 Battlefield 1
101
112.4
97
108.3
2016 Overwatch
97
108.2
122
136.4
2016 Dishonored 2
46
51.4
57
64.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
54
61.1
75
83.7
2015 Rocket League
260
289.2
325
361.4
2015 Need For Speed
72
80.3
90
100.2
2015 Project CARS
69
77.1
86
96.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
126
140.4
168
187.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
178
198.1
223
247.8
2009 League of Legends
334
371.7
418
464.6

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
41
51.4
53
67.2
2019 Anthem
28
35.3
36
46.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
41
51.4
52
66.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
44
55.7
56
70.2
2019 Metro Exodus
23
29.0
28
36.1
2019 World War Z
54
67.5
45
56.9
2019 Gears of War 5
31
39.6
41
52.2
2019 F1 2019
38
48.1
51
64.0
2019 GreedFall
35
44.0
47
58.8
2019 Borderlands 3
24
30.0
32
40.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
47
58.9
63
79.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
20
25.7
27
34.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
31
39.6
41
52.2
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
51
64.3
49
61.9
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
26
33.3
28
35.1
2018 Final Fantasy XV
36
45.0
41
51.8
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
34
42.8
37
46.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
46
57.8
59
74.4
2018 Fallout 76
51
64.3
62
77.7
2018 Hitman 2
37
47.1
47
59.4
2018 Just Cause 4
31
39.6
39
49.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
32
40.7
40
50.6
2018 Strange Brigade
48
61.1
64
80.8
2018 Battlefield V
57
71.8
59
74.4
2017 Dawn of War III
50
63.2
53
66.5
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
39
49.3
41
52.2
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
33
41.7
40
51.0
2017 Destiny 2
68
85.7
84
106.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
31
39.6
43
54.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
36
45.0
45
57.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
42
53.6
53
67.1
2017 For Honor
46
57.8
57
72.3
2017 Project CARS 2
39
49.3
49
61.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
61
77.1
76
96.1
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
35
44.0
32
40.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
41
51.4
48
60.8
2016 Doom
76
95.3
80
100.6
2016 F1 2016
57
71.8
57
71.8
2016 Total War: Warhammer
50
63.2
52
65.0
2016 Battlefield 1
57
71.8
64
81.0
2016 Overwatch
59
74.0
75
94.2
2016 Dishonored 2
35
44.0
43
54.8
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
34
42.8
47
59.4
2015 Rocket League
99
124.2
123
154.9
2015 Need For Speed
49
62.1
61
77.4
2015 Project CARS
47
58.9
58
73.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
72
91.0
96
121.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
131
164.9
165
206.5
2009 League of Legends
165
206.8
206
258.1

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
21
31.1
28
40.1
2019 Anthem
13
19.3
17
25.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
26.7
24
35.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
19
27.8
24
34.6
2019 Metro Exodus
12
18.3
15
22.7
2019 World War Z
27
38.6
22
32.8
2019 Gears of War 5
17
24.7
23
33.0
2019 F1 2019
21
31.1
28
40.7
2019 GreedFall
12
18.3
16
24.2
2019 Borderlands 3
11
16.1
14
20.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
24
35.3
33
47.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
16.1
15
22.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
17
24.7
23
33.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
22
32.1
19
27.6
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
14
20.4
17
25.1
2018 Final Fantasy XV
18
26.7
21
30.1
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
16
23.6
16
24.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
27
39.6
33
48.5
2018 Fallout 76
24
35.3
29
42.6
2018 Hitman 2
19
27.8
24
35.1
2018 Just Cause 4
14
20.4
18
25.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
19.3
16
24.2
2018 Strange Brigade
23
33.3
30
44.0
2018 Battlefield V
26
37.4
28
40.1
2017 Dawn of War III
21
31.1
24
35.5
2017 Ghost Recon Wildlands
19
27.8
21
30.8
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
18
26.7
22
32.6
2017 Destiny 2
29
42.8
37
53.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
15
22.4
21
30.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
17
24.7
21
31.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
37.4
32
46.5
2017 For Honor
20
29.0
25
36.1
2017 Project CARS 2
29
41.7
36
51.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
45
64.3
56
80.5
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
13
19.3
15
22.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
25
36.4
33
47.6
2016 Doom
32
47.1
37
53.4
2016 F1 2016
29
41.7
32
46.8
2016 Total War: Warhammer
20
29.0
25
36.8
2016 Battlefield 1
27
38.6
31
44.6
2016 Overwatch
27
38.6
34
48.6
2016 Dishonored 2
24
34.3
30
43.4
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
14
20.4
20
28.7
2015 Rocket League
40
57.8
50
72.3
2015 Need For Speed
29
41.7
36
51.6
2015 Project CARS
29
41.7
36
51.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
29
41.7
39
56.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
104
148.9
130
185.8
2009 League of Legends
57
82.4
72
103.2
RX 5500 XT 8GB vs GTX 1660 with i7-8700K vs i7-8700K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
RX 5500 XT 8GB vs GTX 1660 with i7-8700K vs i7-8700K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
RX 5500 XT 8GB vs GTX 1660 with i7-8700K vs i7-8700K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB / i7-8700K

At 1440p, RX 5500 XT 8GB can hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. It is clear that the RX 5500 XT 8GB is a significantly more capable high-end card that can play AAA titles at 1080p/1440p with 50-60 frames per second. The price/performance ratio is excellent for RX 5500 XT 8GB against the competition in budget mid-range cards. In terms of memory, the RX 5500 XT 8GB 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / i7-8700K

It is clear that the GTX 1660 is a significantly more capable high-end card that can play AAA titles at 1080p/1440p with 50-60 frames per second. The price/performance ratio is excellent for GTX 1660 against the competition in budget mid-range cards. In terms of memory, the GTX 1660 's 6144 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. With regards to max load temperature, the GTX 1660 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control.
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RX 5500 XT 8GB vs GTX 1660 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
Board NumberD332PG165 SKU 0
Length7.09 inches 180 mm9 inches 229 mm
Outputs1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP130 W120 W

Clock Speeds

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
Boost Clock1625 MHz1785 MHz
GPU Clock1717 MHz1530 MHz
Memory Clock1750 MHz 14000 MHz effective2001 MHz 8004 MHz effective

Graphics Card

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationNaviGeForce 16
Launch Price199 USD219 USD
ProductionActiveActive
Release DateDec 12th, 2019Mar 14th, 2019

Graphics Features

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
DirectX12.0 (12_1)12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL21.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.46.2
Vulkan1.1.1251.1.96

Graphics Processor

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0Turing
Die Size158 mm²284 mm²
GPU NameNavi 14TU116
GPU VariantNavi 14 XTXTU116-300-A1
Process Size7 nm12 nm
Transistors6,400 million6,600 million

Memory

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
Bandwidth224.0 GB/s 192.1 GB/s
Memory Bus128 bit 192 bit
Memory Size8192 MB6144 MB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5

Render Config

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
ROPs3248
Shading Units14081408
TMUs8888

Theoretical Performance

RX 5500 XT 8GB GTX 1660
FP16 (half) performance10.39 TFLOPS (2:1)10,053 GFLOPS (2:1)
FP32 (float) performance5.196 TFLOPS 5,027 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance324.7 GFLOPS (1:16)157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate59.04 GPixel/s 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture Rate162.4 GTexel/s 157.1 GTexel/s
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