GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 56, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1660 stacks up against Radeon Pro Vega 56, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon Pro Vega 56

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 1660	Radeon Pro Vega 56
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	210 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon Pro Vega 56 has 75% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1660.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Pro Vega 56 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 56 - with Vega.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 is 283 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 56.
GeForce GTX 1660 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 56 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon Pro Vega 56 is 38 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1660.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 is 7214 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 56.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	18−20	20−22
low / 720p	80−85	85−90
medium / 1080p	65−70	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
high / 1080p	90−95	95−100
ultra / 1080p	80−85	85−90
QHD / 1440p	60−65	65−70
4K / 2160p	30−35	35−40
low / 720p	140−150	140−150
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 56 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	230−240
QHD / 1440p	150−160	150−160
4K / 2160p	100−110	100−110
high / 768p	220−230	220−230
GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 56 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 56 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 56 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	70−75	75−80
ultra / 1080p	70−75	70−75
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	24−27	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	75−80	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Far Cry 5 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
high / 1080p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	85−90	90−95
QHD / 1440p	55−60	60−65
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	230−240	240−250
medium / 1080p	160−170	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Fortnite is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
high / 1080p	95−100	100−110
ultra / 1080p	75−80	80−85
QHD / 1440p	55−60	60−65
4K / 2160p	35−40	40−45
low / 720p	140−150	150−160
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
low / 768p	160−170	170−180
medium / 768p	150−160	160−170
high / 1080p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	30−35
4K / 2160p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	110−120
medium / 1080p	60−65	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Metro Exodus is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon Pro Vega 56 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	65−70	75−80
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	130−140	140−150
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
high / 1080p	40−45	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−33
QHD / 1440p	21−24	24−27
4K / 2160p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	110−120
medium / 1080p	65−70	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
low / 768p	210−220	220−230
medium / 768p	140−150	150−160
high / 1080p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.
low / 768p	140−150	150−160
ultra / 1080p	70−75	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 56 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 1660.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 1660	Radeon Pro Vega 56
Architecture	Turing	Vega
Code name	Turing TU116	Vega
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	14 March 2019	14 December 2017
Pipelines	1408	3584
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	1247 MHz
Boost Clock	1785 MHz	1250 MHz
Transistor count	6,600 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	157.1	280.0
Floating-point performance		9,677 gflops
Length	229 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	786 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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GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

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