51Risc GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 Red
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
Grab the 51Risc GTX 1660 Ti if you're on a tight budget and just need a cheap upgrade for an older system, especially if you're okay rolling the dice on a lesser-known brand.
Buy the XFX Swift if you want high-refresh 1440p or 4K gaming and don't mind upgrading your PSU and checking your case clearance first.
Key Differences
- The XFX has 16GB of VRAM on a 256-bit bus with 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth, while the 51Risc makes do with 6GB on a 192-bit bus at 288 GB/s. That's a massive gap for modern games and any kind of AI workload.
- Raw compute is not even close: 36.13 FP32 TFLOPS on the XFX vs 5.44 on the 51Risc. PassMark G3D scores tell the same story, 25,398 vs 12,696.
- Power draw flips the script. The XFX pulls 245W and wants an 800W PSU, while the 51Risc sips 125W and runs fine on a 500W unit. Your electricity bill and PSU budget will notice the difference.
- The XFX scores 77 for 4K gaming and 78 for 1440p, while the 51Risc lands at 19 and 28. The 51Risc is really a 1080p card at best, and even there it scores 35 vs the XFX's 80.
- Customer sentiment is strong for the XFX at 4.8/5 with owners praising the cooling and massive performance jumps, but multiple buyers warn it barely fits in their cases. The 51Risc sits at 4.4/5 with solid value-for-money feedback, but some users report power connector issues and early defects.
Scores
Specifications
| 51Risc GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Turing | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 12 | 4★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 56★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 10.869999885559082 | 72.25★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 5.436999797821045 | 36.130001068115234★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 125★ | 245 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 8 Pin | 1x 8pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 8K | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 236★ | 325 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.87 kg★ | 1.50 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
51Risc GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 Red
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong social proof (67th percentile)
- Strong efficiency (66th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average compute (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average ai (22nd percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong ai (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
Pricing
51Risc GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 Red offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 80 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 38 specs.