GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon Pro Vega 48

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 48. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 48. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Radeon Pro Vega 48
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 48 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1660.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 48 - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 is 330 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 48.
  • GeForce GTX 1660 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 48 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 is 6428 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 48.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 55−60
ultra / 1080p 40−45 35−40
QHD / 1440p 30−35 30−35
4K / 2160p 18−20 18−20
low / 720p 80−85 80−85
medium / 1080p 65−70 65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2% more, than Radeon Pro Vega 48.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1660 Radeon Pro Vega 48
Architecture Turing GCN 5.0
Code name Turing TU116 Vega 10
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 14 March 2019 19 March 2019
Pipelines 1408 3072
Core clock speed 1530 MHz 1200 MHz
Boost Clock 1785 MHz 1300 MHz
Transistor count 6,600 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 157.1 249.6
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 1572 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.1 GB/s 402.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.125
CUDA 7.5
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