I. Introduction
The GeForce GTX 1660 6GB was released in 2019, and it’s now 9 years old. This graphics card may still be serving some users in their backup PCs, while others might be considering an upgrade.
At this stage, the most worthwhile and cost-effective upgrade options are the GeForce RTX 4060 or the Radeon RX 7600. This article will test the latter option to evaluate the performance improvement when upgrading from the GeForce GTX 1660 to the Radeon RX 7600, for those interested in making the switch.
II. Specifications Comparison
The GeForce GTX 1660 6GB was launched on March 14, 2019, featuring the TU116 GPU, based on the Turing architecture, using TSMC’s 12nm process. It has 1408 CUDA cores, 48 raster units, 88 texture units, 22 multi-processor units, and a 1536KB L2 cache.
Its base clock speed is 1530 MHz, with a boost clock of 1785 MHz. It is equipped with 6GB of GDDR5 memory, a 192-bit memory bus, an 8 Gbps memory speed, and a memory bandwidth of 192.1 GB/s. The FP32 floating-point performance is 5.027 TFLOPS, and the power consumption is 120W, with a recommended retail price of $219.
The Radeon RX 7600 was released on May 24, 2023, featuring the Navi 33 GPU, based on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, using TSMC’s 6nm process. It boasts 2048 stream processors, 128 texture units, 64 raster units, 32 compute units, 32 ray-tracing cores, 2MB of L2 cache, and 32MB of L3 cache.
Its base clock speed is 1720 MHz, with a boost clock of 2655 MHz. It comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory, a 128-bit memory bus, an 18 Gbps memory speed, and a memory bandwidth of 288.0GB/s. The FP32 floating-point performance is 21.75 TFLOPS, and the power consumption is 165W, with a recommended retail price of $269.
III. Test Platform Configuration
The main configuration is as follows:
- Processor: Ryzen 5 5600
- Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS
- Memory: 32GB DDR4 3600MHz
- Graphics cards: GeForce GTX 1660 and Radeon RX 7600
- Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro
- Operating System: Windows 10
IV. Game Testing (GTX 1660 to Radeon RX 7600)
The following tests were conducted on seven games, all at 1080P resolution. The platform on the left represents the GeForce GTX 1660, while the one on the right represents the Radeon RX 7600.
Game 1: Ghostwire: Tokyo
GeForce GTX 1660 platform
- Average FPS: 40 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 34 FPS
- Frame Time: 24.8ms
- CPU usage: 19%
- CPU Power Consumption: 43W
- CPU temperature: 37°C
- Memory usage: 9.9GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 5.3GB
- GPU power consumption: 110W
- GPU temperature: 57°C
Radeon RX 7600 platform
- Average FPS: 93 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 77 FPS
- Frame Time: 10.4ms
- CPU usage: 36%
- CPU Power Consumption: 52W
- CPU temperature: 40°C
- Memory usage: 10.0GB
- GPU usage: 100%
- VRAM usage: 6.2GB
- GPU power consumption: 181W
- GPU temperature: 60°C
In this game, the Radeon RX 7600 platform had 17% higher CPU usage than the GTX 1660. Memory usage and GPU usage were similar, but VRAM usage was 0.9GB higher. The average FPS was 53 FPS higher on the Radeon RX 7600, a 2.3x improvement, with a 33 FPS higher minimum FPS, a 14ms lower frame time, 71W higher power consumption, and a 3°C higher temperature.
Game 2: Hitman 3
GeForce GTX 1660 platform
- Average FPS: 67 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 56 FPS
- Frame Time: 13.8ms
- CPU usage: 33%
- CPU Power Consumption: 53W
- CPU temperature: 42°C
- Memory usage: 7.7GB
- GPU usage: 98%
- VRAM usage: 4.4GB
- GPU power consumption: 116W
- GPU temperature: 57°C
Radeon RX 7600 platform
- Average FPS: 138 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 110 FPS
- Frame Time: 6.9ms
- CPU usage: 54%
- CPU Power Consumption: 58W
- CPU temperature: 41°C
- Memory usage: 7.6GB
- GPU usage: 100%
- VRAM usage: 4.5GB
- GPU power consumption: 183W
- GPU temperature: 59°C
In this game, the Radeon RX 7600 platform had 21% higher CPU usage than the GTX 1660. Memory usage was almost the same, while GPU usage was 2% higher. VRAM usage was nearly identical. The average FPS on the Radeon RX 7600 was 71 FPS higher, a 3.1x improvement, with a 54 FPS higher minimum FPS, a 6ms lower frame time, 67W higher power consumption, and a 2°C higher temperature.
Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077
GeForce GTX 1660 platform
- Average FPS: 39 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 30 FPS
- Frame Time: 23.2ms
- CPU usage: 30%
- CPU Power Consumption: 51W
- CPU temperature: 43°C
- Memory usage: 8.8GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 5.1GB
- GPU power consumption: 120W
- GPU temperature: 59°C
Radeon RX 7600 platform
- Average FPS: 82 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 68 FPS
- Frame Time: 11.1ms
- CPU usage: 45%
- CPU Power Consumption: 56W
- CPU temperature: 43°C
- Memory usage: 10.1GB
- GPU usage: 100%
- VRAM usage: 6.1GB
- GPU power consumption: 181W
- GPU temperature: 58°C
In this game, the Radeon RX 7600 platform had 15% higher CPU usage than the GTX 1660. Memory usage was 1.3GB higher, while GPU usage was similar. VRAM usage was 1GB higher. The average FPS on the Radeon RX 7600 was 43 FPS higher, a 2.1x improvement, with a 38 FPS higher minimum FPS, a 12ms lower frame time, 61W higher power consumption, and temperatures were about the same.
Game 4: Horizon Forbidden West
GeForce GTX 1660 platform
- Average FPS: 33 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 30 FPS
- Frame Time: 33.7ms
- CPU usage: 20%
- CPU Power Consumption:46W
- CPU temperature: 39°C
- Memory usage: 9.4GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 5.4GB
- GPU power consumption: 112W
- GPU temperature: 58°C
Radeon RX 7600 platform
- Average FPS: 67 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 59 FPS
- Frame Time: 16.1ms
- CPU usage: 40%
- CPU Power Consumption: 54W
- CPU temperature: 42°C
- Memory usage: 8.3GB
- GPU usage: 100%
- VRAM usage: 6.5GB
- GPU power consumption: 179W
- GPU temperature: 59°C
In this game, the Radeon RX 7600 platform had 20% higher CPU usage than the GTX 1660, doubling the usage. Memory usage was 1.1GB lower, GPU usage was similar, and VRAM usage was 1.1GB higher. The average FPS on the Radeon RX 7600 was 34 FPS higher, a 2.0x improvement, with a 29 FPS higher minimum FPS, a 17ms lower frame time, 67W higher power consumption, and temperatures were similar.
Game 5: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
GeForce GTX 1660 platform
- Average FPS: 28 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 22 FPS
- Frame Time: 34.2ms
- CPU usage: 38%
- CPU Power Consumption: 57W
- CPU temperature: 47°C
- Memory usage: 15.3GB
- GPU usage: 98%
- VRAM usage: 5.8GB
- GPU power consumption: 111W
- GPU temperature: 57°C
Radeon RX 7600 platform
- Average FPS: 50 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 42 FPS
- Frame Time: 19.4ms
- CPU usage: 46%
- CPU Power Consumption: 59W
- CPU temperature: 45°C
- Memory usage: 16.8GB
- GPU usage: 100%
- VRAM usage: 7.3GB
- GPU power consumption: 177W
- GPU temperature: 60°C
In this game, the Radeon RX 7600 platform had 8% higher CPU usage than the GTX 1660, memory usage was 1.5GB higher, GPU usage was 2% higher, and VRAM usage was 1.5GB higher. The average FPS on the Radeon RX 7600 was 22 FPS higher, a 1.8x improvement, with a 20 FPS higher minimum FPS, a 15ms lower frame time, 66W higher power consumption, and a 3°C higher temperature.
Game 6: Hogwarts Legacy
GeForce GTX 1660 platform
- Average FPS: 44 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 37 FPS
- Frame Time: 27.9ms
- CPU usage: 28%
- CPU Power Consumption: 49W
- CPU temperature: 42°C
- Memory usage: 15.7GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 5.4GB
- GPU power consumption: 116W
- GPU temperature: 59°C
Radeon RX 7600 platform
- Average FPS: 95 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 74 FPS
- Frame Time: 11.4ms
- CPU usage: 55%
- CPU Power Consumption65W
- CPU temperature: 47°C
- Memory usage: 18.3GB
- GPU usage: 100%
- VRAM usage: 7.9GB
- GPU power consumption: 181W
- GPU temperature: 60°C
In this game, the Radeon RX 7600 platform had 27% higher CPU usage than the GTX 1660. Memory usage was 2.6GB higher, and VRAM usage was 2.5GB higher. The average FPS on the Radeon RX 7600 was 51 FPS higher, a 2.2x improvement, with a 37 FPS higher minimum FPS, a 17ms lower frame time, 65W higher power consumption, and temperatures were about the same.
Game 7: The Last of Us Part I
GeForce GTX 1660 platform
- Average FPS: 44 FPS
- Minimum FPS: 36 FPS
- Frame Time: 22.4ms
- CPU usage: 40%
- CPU Power Consumption: 50W
- CPU temperature: 41°C
- Memory usage: 13.0GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 6.0GB
- GPU power consumption: 96W
- GPU temperature: 55°C
Radeon RX 7600 platform
- Average FPS: 86FPS
- Minimum FPS: 61 FPS
- Frame Time: 11.8ms
- CPU usage: 82%
- CPU Power Consumption: 65W
- CPU temperature: 44°C
- Memory usage: 11.5GB
- GPU usage: 100%
- VRAM usage: 7.0GB
- GPU power consumption: 154W
- GPU temperature: 54°C
In this game, the Radeon RX 7600 platform had 42% higher CPU usage than the GTX 1660. Memory usage was 1.5GB lower, while GPU usage was similar and VRAM usage was 1GB higher. The average FPS on the Radeon RX 7600 was 42 FPS higher, a 2.0x improvement, with a 25 FPS higher minimum FPS, an 11ms lower frame time, 58W higher power consumption, and temperatures were similar.
V. Comparison Conclusion
Overall, the final comparison results largely meet expectations. The Radeon RX 7600 has a significant advantage over the GeForce GTX 1660, consistently “dominating” the tests.
Based on the data above, the performance of the Radeon RX 7600 is approximately 2.2 times that of the GeForce GTX 1660, meaning it offers just over double the performance. This is the final conclusion of this article, for reference.
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