GTX 1660 Super vs RX 580 8GB. Tests

Comparison of GTX 1660 Super vs RX 580 8GB in 6 games. Let’s see if it’s worth upgrading to the 1660 Super?

GTX 1660 Super vs RX 580 8GB. Tested games

We will test GTX 1660 Super vs RX 580 8GB in 6 popular games, from different developers with different game optimizations for hardware:

1. Battlefield V (2018) by DICE
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) from CD Project RED
3. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) от Nixxes Software и Crystal Dynamics
4. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018) by Ubisoft Quebec
5. Hitman 2 (2018) от IO Interactive
6. Metro Exodus (2019) by 4A Games

Graphics settings are maximum. FULL HD resolution, 1920 × 1080.

Also keep in mind that when recording Radeon Relive, about 3-5 frames are lost.

Test bench configuration

• CPU: Intel Core I7 4770K, 4 cores, 8 threads 4.4GHz (OC).
• Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO.
• Video card: Sapphire RX 580 8GB NITRO+.
• Video card2: Gigabyte GTX 1660 Super
• RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 4x4Gb Dual 2133MHz (OC).
• SSD: Transcend SSD MTE220S 256GB NAND (Win. 10).
• HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM / 64MB Cache. For games.
• Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 750W.

This bench uses an overclocked I7 4770K processor. You can read and see the overclocking of the I7 4770K on our website.

Comparison video version of GTX 1660 Super vs RX 580 8GB

Battlefield V (2018)

RX 580 8GB:

• 1% Low — 55 fps
• AVG — 69 fps

GTX 1660 Super:

• 1% Low — 69 fps
• AVG — 90 fps

The difference in the minimum FPS 1% Low is 25.45% in favor of the GTX 1660 Super, and the difference in the average FPS is 30.43%.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

RX 580 8GB:

• 1% Low — 51 fps
• AVG — 64 fps

GTX 1660 Super:

• 1% Low — 45 fps
• AVG — 80 fps

The difference in the minimum FPS 1% Low is 13.33% in favor of the GTX 1660 Super, the average FPS is 25%.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

RX 580 8GB:

• 1% Low — 69 fps
• AVG — 76 fps

GTX 1660 Super:

• 1% Low — 87 fps
• AVG — 100 fps

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the 1% Low difference is 26.08%, while the average FPS difference is 31.57%.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)

RX 580 8GB:

• 1% Low — 48 fps
• AVG — 54 fps

GTX 1660 Super:

• 1% Low — 49 fps
• AVG — 73 fps

In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the gap between RX 580 vs GTX 1660 Super was 4.43% in favor of RX 580, but in terms of average FPS, GTX 1660 Super surpasses RX 580 by 35.18%.

Hitman 2 (2018)

RX 580 8GB:

• 1% Low — 32 fps
• AVG — 51 fps

GTX 1660 Super:

• 1% Low — 41 fps
• AVG — 67 fps

In Hitman 2, the difference between GTX 1660 Super vs RX 580 is 28 to 31%.

Metro Exodus 2 (2018)

RX 580 8GB:

• 1% Low — 25 fps
• AVG — 33 fps

GTX 1660 Super:

• 1% Low — 32 fps
• AVG — 44 fps

In Metro Exodus, the difference is kept within the same range. The 1% Low is 28% higher on the GTX 1660 Super as is the average FPS of 33.33%.

conclusions

By comparing RX 580 vs GTX 1660 Super, it becomes apparent that Nvidia’s graphics card is about 30% more efficient. And she’s definitely worth the upgrade. The $ 300 GTX 1660 Super currently offers excellent performance for the dollar spent. In this price segment at the time of the third quarter of 2020, the card has no competitors from Radeon.

But there is a variant of overclocking the RX 580 overclock, overclocking will increase the performance by 10%.

For more tests of the GTX 1660 Super, see the channel: