AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 158 91 74 53 | 81 46 37 22 |
 The Witcher 3 | 146 120 87 44 | 72 59 42 21 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 226 160 112 58 | 122 86 59 24 |
 Far Cry 6 | 123 110 83 48 | 65 57 42 21 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 85 72 54 27 | 41 34 24 12 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 117 113 74 47 | 50 42 30 19 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 93 73 55 31 | 36 29 22 10 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 88 77 50 24 | 41 36 22 n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 149 135 98 49 | 68 62 43 21 |
| 1080p High | 132 | 64 |
| 1080p Ultra | 106 | 50 |
| 1440p Ultra | 76 | 36 |
| 4K Ultra | 42 | 18 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 12807 | 5443 |
| Solar Bay | 50157 | 18090 |
| Port Royal | 6162 | 1457 |
| Fire Strike | 35844 | 14194 |
| Night Raid | 130743 | 66156 |
| Background Blur | 245.8 frames/s | 107.7 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 153.3 frames/s | 58.6 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 3.99 Gpix/sec | 2.07 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.82 Gpix/sec | 2.61 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.37 Gpix/sec | 3 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.01 Gpix/sec | 0.77 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 474.4 Gpix/sec | 301.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 13872.6 fps | 8078.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 946 | 776 |
| DirectX 11 | 174 fps | 79 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 77 fps | 48 fps |
| GPU Compute | 9584 Ops/s | 5157 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 943.9 fps | 355.8 fps |
| Car Chase | 840 fps | 317.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 743.3 fps | 282.1 fps |
| T-Rex | 2906.3 fps | 1281.3 fps |
| ALU 2 | 3886.3 fps | 1549.9 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 290.8 fps | 258.3 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2414.4 | 1714.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | March, 3, 2021 | March, 14, 2019 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Entry-level |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Turing |
| Codename | Navi 22 | TU116 |
| Price | 479 | 219 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2321 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2581 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 1408 |
| TMUs | 160 | 88 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 22 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | No |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | No |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 1536 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 165 Gpix/sec | 86 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 413 GTex/s | 157 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 13.2 TFLOPS | 5 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 230 W | 120 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Transistor Size | 335 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistor count | 17 billion | 6 billion |
| Transistor density | 50.75 MTr/mm² | 21.13 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 16000 MB/s | 8000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 7.5 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 9
