AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 is ahead by 6% on our index and meets the recommended card of 5 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 16 17
Video memory 8 GB 6 GB
Rated power 130 W 120 W
Launch price $199 $219
Index per $100 8.0 7.8
Games at recommended 225 230
Released20192019
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21415
- Fortnite1617
- Palworld1617
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 scores 17 on our index to the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB's 16, a 6% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB meets the recommended graphics card of 225 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, 230.