Amd rx 5600 xt vs gtx 1660 ti vs rtx 2060: comparative?

If we already had many offers in the mid and upper-mid range of graphics cards, the recent RX 5600 XT came to shake up this market once again. That is why this comparison is more than interesting, where we have the: GTX 1660 Ti, RTX 2060 and the RX 5600 XT face to face, to discover which is the best option in terms of performance and other equally important facets. Let's start.

Gaming performance comparison GTX 1660 Ti vs RTX 2060 vs RX 5600 XT

Doing a quick review of the three models. The GTX 1660 Ti is a Turing GPU that comes without the Ray Tracing support that is present in the RTX 2060. This card has 1536 CUDA cores and its memory is of the GDDR6 type running at 12 Gbps in the reference model.

RTX 2060, meanwhile, if it has Ray Tracing support and its CUDA cores amount to 1920. The memory is GDDR6 running at 14 Gbps with a 192 bit interface.

Finally, we have the AMD option, this GPU is based on the Navi core. This graph comes with 36 compute units and is below the RX 5700 XT. The memory is also GDDR6 with a 192 bit interface, the memory speed is maintained at 12 Gbps.

Testing equipment

To make this comparison, the classic Intel Core i9-9900K processor was used, which continues to have invaluable performance in video games. The CPU is paired with an Asus Maximus XI Formula motherboard and T-Force Vulkan @ 3200 MHz memory.

Testing is done in 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions, although in many games these GPUs are unprepared to run in 4K and 60fps.

Surely you are interested in:

1080p performance

	GTX 1660 Ti	RTX 2060	RX 5600 XT
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 fps	98 fps	111 fps
Far Cry 5	103 fps	113 fps	128 fps
DOOM	136 fps	130 fps	124 fps
Final Fantasy XV	87 fps	107 fps	99 fps
Deus Ex Mankind Divided	78 fps	100 fps	108 fps

The RX 5600 XT surprises with its 1080p performance, offering better results than the RTX 2060 in three of the five games reviewed.

Performance at 1440p

	GTX 1660 Ti	RTX 2060	RX 5600 XT
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 fps	67 fps	75 fps
Far Cry 5	73 fps	69 fps	89 fps
DOOM	103 fps	118 fps	104 fps
Final Fantasy XV	59 fps	70 fps	70 fps
Deus Ex Mankind Divided	53 fps	68 fps	71 fps

The question is repeated when we raise the resolution to 1440p. AMD's proposal dominates in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Far Cry 5, Deus Ex and ties in Final Fantasy XV with RTX 2060.

4K performance

	GTX 1660 Ti	RTX 2060	RX 5600 XT
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 fps	36 fps	37 fps
Far Cry 5	28 fps	37 fps	36 fps
DOOM	52 fps	60 fps	52 fps
Final Fantasy XV	31 fps	36 fps	37 fps
Deus Ex Mankind Divided	28 fps	37 fps	36 fps

Although these graphics cards suffer in such high resolution, the positions hardly vary and the numbers between the RTX 2060 and 5600 XT are shortened. Nothing especially remarkable to comment here. Those who want to play in 4K should opt for higher value GPUs.

Temperature

	GTX 1660 Ti	RTX 2060	RX 5600 XT
Resting	45 °	25 °	37 °
In load	57 °	59 °	67 °

The temperature at full workload is what interests us most in this section and it is clearly seen that the RX 5600 XT is 'hotter' than the other proposals and by a good margin. Always within reasonable parameters, but the RTX 2060 has merit for its performance, it is almost as hot as a GTX 1660 Ti, being more powerful than this.

Consumption

	GTX 1660 Ti	RTX 2060	RX 5600 XT
Resting	67 W	58 W	55 W
In charge	214 W	249 W	256 W

The GTX 1660 Ti wins in this section with a consumption of only 214 W, the other two are equal in terms of energy consumption.

Last conclusions

The proximity in the price of the three models, hovering around 300 to 340 euros in Spain and the results that we see in the comparison make the choice opt, perhaps, for the Nvidia RTX 2060. At the end of the day, it is the one that offers better performance in tests and already has compatibility with Ray Tracing. In addition to the possibilities of overclocking it.

We recommend that you take a look at our guide on the best graphics cards on the market.

Many will think that Ray Tracing is not a technology that is not worth it, like DLSS, but in a short time it will be present in video consoles and upcoming graphics from AMD. We also do not think that the RX 5600 XT is a bad choice at the right price, they have a higher consumption and temperature in our tests, but those sudden changes in their BIOS within a few days of their release, we get a little bit upset and we do not know if all the models they will hold the 14 Gbp / s promised. What do you think is the best option?