Comparision NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 video card is based on the Turing architecture. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB on the GCN 4.0 architecture. The first has 6600 million transistors. The second is 5700 million. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has a transistor size of 12 nm versus 14.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1530 MHz versus 1257 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 6 GB. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB has 6 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 192.1 Gb/s versus 256 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 4.78. At Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB 6.19.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 scored 11678 points. And here is the second card 7825 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 13783 points. Second 13976 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has Directx version 12.1. Video card Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 120W heat dissipation requirements versus 185W for Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB.
Why NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is better than Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB
- Passmark score 11678 против 7825 , more on 49%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 12645 против 12028 , more on 5%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 20809 против 19342 , more on 8%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score 58212 против 44500 , more on 31%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 477041 против 350180 , more on 36%
- GPU base clock speed 1530 MHz против 1257 MHz, more on 22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB: highlights
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FAQ
How does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 scored 11678 points. The second video card scored 7825 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is 4.78 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 6.19 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 120 Watt. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB 185 Watt.
How fast are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 operates at 1530 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1785 MHz. The clock base frequency of Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB reaches 1257 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1366 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 supports GDDR5. Installed 6 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 192.1 GB/s. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB works with GDDR5. The second one has 8 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 192.1 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 1 HDMI outputs. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB is equipped with 2 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 uses There is no data. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is built on Turing. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB uses the GCN 4.0 architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with TU116. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB is set to Polaris 20.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 6600 million transistors. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB has 5700 million transistors