GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mega Benchmark
As we had anticipated, we are following up to our GeForce GTX 1660 Ti review with an even more ample 33 game benchmark test. The day-one review looked at a dozen of the more recently released games such as Resident Evil 2, Metro Exodus, Apex Legends, and many others.
We were keen to see how the 1660 Ti stacked up in a much wider range of games, so today we’re doing that. The performance summary and breakdown section includes the 12 games we already looked at along with the new 21 titles, and for 12 of those 21 titles we’ll analyze and comment the results more closely below.
We completed all testing in the same test bed comprised of a Core i9-9900K clocked at 5 GHz with 32GB of DDR4-3200 memory. As for drivers we used Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.2 for the Radeon GPUs and Game Ready 418.91 WHQL for the GeForce GPUs.
Benchmarks
First up we have Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey and despite being an AMD sponsored title it does prefer Nvidia hardware and we see that here as the GTX 1660 Ti is able to match Vega 64. It was also 42% faster than the RX 590. When compared to other GeForce parts it matched the GTX 1070 and was just 11% slower than the RTX 2060.
Next up we have Strange Brigade, another AMD sponsored title. This time it plays nice with AMD hardware which makes better sense. Interestingly, whereas the RTX 2070 is a good bit faster than the GTX 1080, the GTX 1660 Ti is actually a little slower than the GTX 1070. Still overall performance at 1440p was good and the new affordable Turing GPU also edged out the RX 590.
In Star Wars Battlefront II the GTX 1660 Ti demonstrates how it’s clearly a class ahead of the GTX 1060 6GB and RX 590, offering over 40% more performance. In this title we’re looking at GTX 1070 or Vega 56-like performance with a healthy 68 fps on average.
DiRT 4 using CMAA is an AMD special, but even so the GTX 1660 Ti was able to match the RX 590, providing the same experience. The 1660 Ti also roughly matched the GTX 1070 Ti and was just 5% slower than the GTX 1080.
Next we have For Honor, here we see the GTX 1660 Ti creeping in just behind the GTX 1070, which meant it was also a few frames down on Vega 56. Even so it was still almost 30% faster than the RX 590 and GTX 1060 6GB.
Sniper Elite 4 is one of the few games that supports DirectX 12 and actually runs better using DX12. That said, the GTX 1660 Ti did trail the GTX 1070 by a small margin in this one. It was also 12% slower than Vega 56. While not a bad result, it wasn’t the card’s best showing either.
In The Witcher 3 the 1660 Ti matches the GTX 1070 as it often does. The GPU also matched Vega 56 and was 26% faster than the Radeon RX 590, but most crucially with the game’s visual settings just about maxed out it provided a very playable 54 fps on average at 1440p. This enabled a much better experience than either the RX 590 or 6GB GTX 1060.
F1 fans will appreciate what the GTX 1660 Ti has to offer for less than $300. You’re looking at performance somewhere between a GTX 1070 and 1070 Ti.
The Radeon GPUs perform very well in this title, too, but even so the 1660 Ti dusted the RX 590 by a 23% margin.
Testing with Warhammer Vermintide 2 sees the GTX 1660 Ti match Vega 56, and please note we’re using the DirectX 11 API for testing. A few Vega users complained that we were favoring Nvidia by using DX11, that’s not the intention but last we checked DX11 offered better frame time performance. We plan to retest these GPUs with DX12 just to make sure. Plus, in case those Vega owners didn’t get the memo, Turing is pretty handy in DX12 and Vulkan titles now anyway.
Performance in Prey is a little down on what you might be expecting from the GTX 1660 Ti, though with 86 fps on average it was still well ahead of the RX 590 and GTX 1060 6GB. The 1% low result was very solid, too, though it lagged behind the 1070 by a 9% margin which was a little surprising.
Kingdom Come Deliverance has the 1660 Ti sitting between the 1070 and 1070 Ti, making this new mid-range GPU ~14-15% slower than the more expensive RTX 2060 and Vega 56.
It also wasn’t that much faster than the RX 590… well, it was 22% faster, but given we’ve seen it up around 40% at times, a 22% margin looks modest in this instance.
We’ve already seen how Warframe runs better with Pascal GPUs. For example, the GTX 1080 is 8% faster than the RTX 2070. Here the GTX 1070 was 16% faster than the 1660 Ti, in fact, the new budget Turing offering was only 9% faster than the GTX 1060 6GB, so a fairly disappointing result to end on for fans of Warframe.
Performance Summary
GTX 1660 Ti vs. GTX 1060
In our day-one review the GTX 1660 Ti came out 40% faster on average when compared to the GTX 1060 6GB at 1440p. That figure has dropped quite a bit in the 33 game comparison, now the 1660 Ti is just 34% faster, though still a decent margin.
The reason for this is down to the more limited game selection that purely by chance were more favorable to the Turing GPU. The focus was on new titles such as Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Apex Legends, Resident Evil 2 and Hitman 2, all of which heavily favored the 1660 Ti.
However now we have included games such as Warframe, Shadow of War and half a dozen other titles that saw the 1660 Ti beat the 1060 by less than 30%, bringing that average down and making the GTX 1660 Ti 34% faster on average against the GTX 1060 6G, which in itself is not a bad result given it costs just 12% more.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. GTX 1070
In our day-one coverage the 1660 Ti was ~2% faster on average against the GTX 1070 and because of that we noted performance to be basically the same overall. Now in our 33 game test the 1660 Ti came out exactly level with the 1070. This graph gives us a good idea of where Turing is more efficient than Pascal and, of course, Turing is faster under all conditions. It’s just that in this case we’re pitting a 1920 CUDA core Pascal part against a 1536 CUDA core Turing part.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. RTX 2060
For the RTX 2060 comparison we see similar margins to our original review. Previously the 1660 Ti was 12% slower, now with 33 games that margin is increased ever so slightly to 14%.
We’ve got to retest Forza Horizon 4 to try and work out what’s going on there, but other than that the only other major outliers include Warframe, Metro Exodus and World of Tanks.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. Radeon RX 590
The performance margin remains the same for the Radeon RX 590 comparison.
The 1660 Ti is 24% faster here.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. Vega 56
When put against the Radeon Vega 56, the GTX 1660 Ti is 8% slower on average, though with more titles at hand we see a few examples where the GTX 1660 Ti was significantly slower: Warframe, Strange Brigade, Battlefield V, DiRT 4 and Resident Evil 2, for example. Meanwhile, the GTX 1660 Ti was slightly faster or a match for Vega 56 in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Fortnite, Vermintide 2 and Apex Legends.
Cost per Frame and Closing Thoughts
A quick update to our cost per frame graph. If you read our GTX 1660 Ti review from days prior, the change here is very small at ~2-4 fps for the most part.
Only the Radeon VII saw a significant change in the 33 game sample, and here it stacks up much better than on the previous 12-game comparison. But for the purpose of this article, we’re not interested in Radeon VII, rather Vega 56, RX 590 and RX 580 play more consequential roles in this comparison.
Overall little has changed… the GTX 1660 Ti is only 9% more expensive than the RX 580 per frame, but 12% cheaper than the RX 590 and 22% cheaper than Vega 56, at the more typical $400 asking price. Then compared to the RTX 2060, the cost per frame of the 1660 Ti is improved by 7%, so a solid result for the new GTX graphics card.
That’s how the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti stacks up in a wide range of games and it was interesting to see where it offered big gains over GPUs such as the GTX 1060 6GB, and then others where the gains were less impressive.
Although the GTX 1660 Ti looks less appealing for GTX 1060 6GB owners in this massive benchmark comparison, a 34% performance boost on average is still nothing to scoff at.
If we were currently gaming with a GTX 1060 and were after something with a bit more punch, upgrading to a GTX 1660 Ti is worthy of consideration. The new GPU does offer next tier performance for a small price premium. Of course, if you have anything faster than a GTX 1060 or RX 580, such as Vega 56 or the GTX 1070, there’s still no worthwhile upgrade choice if you want best value for your money.
For those coming from much older mid-range GPUs, your top choices are either the GTX 1660 Ti or Vega 56. The RX 590 simply isn’t fast enough for the price, though we are finally starting to see some changes with some models dropping as low as $240, which does nudge closer in terms of cost per frame. Still, for that level of performance you’re usually better off with the Radeon RX 580. We don’t expect a true GTX 1660 Ti competitor from AMD until Navi drops.
There are currently a number of 1660 Ti graphics cards available at the $280 MSRP.
Zotac with their Gaming model, MSI has the Zentus, EVGA has the XC Black, Gigabyte is offering a base model OC card as well as a Mini-ITX version.
So it’d appear getting a decent model for the MSRP is not an issue. We really like the look of the MSI Ventus and we’ll try to get our hands on one very soon. As it stands today, the GTX 1660 Ti has no competition for best value and overall package for the price.
Shopping Shortcuts:
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti on Amazon, Newegg
- GeForce RTX 2060 on Amazon, Newegg
- GeForce RTX 2080 on Amazon, Newegg
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX Vega 56 on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX Vega 64 on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX 570 on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX 580 on Amazon, Newegg
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Review
Nvidia’s latest attempt to excite gamers arrives in the form of a new mid-range GPU with no RTX features on board. The new GeForce GTX 1660 Ti comes as no surprise as it’s been widely rumored for some time and most recent leaks were so detailed they virtually confirmed its existence, down to the exact specs and pricing.
And while Nvidia has been pushing the more expensive RTX series as the holy grail for gamers, the reality has been a whole lot less miraculous. Then again, this is akin to what we and many others were asking for: a cut down Turing GPU that trims off the fat. After all, RT cores and Tensor cores are of no value on a mid-range part.
We doubt many of you will miss the ability to enable ray tracing or DLSS anyway, so by dropping these architectural features, Nvidia is able to offer a sub-$300 Turing GPU. However we still get the new SM units featuring dedicated cores for processing FP32 and integer operations simultaneously, and FP16 processing at double the rate of FP32, while also including the latest advancements in programmable shading. The new SM units also feature enhanced caches for increased capacity and bandwidth.
Compared to the RTX 2060, the GTX 1660 Ti packs 25% fewer CUDA cores, but because it also drops the RT and Tensor cores the die is 36% smaller. When compared to the Pascal-based GTX 1060 6GB, the 1660 Ti die is 42% larger, but only packs 20% more CUDA cores.
But as we just mentioned, those cores have been upgraded and are now much wider.
The new GTX 1660 Ti also comes with 6GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 1500MHz for a DDR clock of 6 GHz, and a data rate of 12 Gbps. Using a 192-bit wide memory bus, that results in a peak throughput of 288.1 GB/s which is a 14% reduction in bandwidth when compared to the RTX 2060, but 13% higher than the GTX 1070 and 50% more than the 1060.
With those kind of specs, we’re expecting the 1660 Ti to offer GTX 1070-like performance at the designated $280 price point, which would be good news for gamers.
For testing we’ll be looking at performance in a dozen titles. As we get some extra time for running more tests, we’ll run our full suite of 30+ game benchmarks. The focus of this review will be on 1080p and 1440p performance, using our Core i9-9900K test system clocked at 5 GHz with 32GB of DDR4-3200 memory. We used Game Ready 418.91 WHQL drivers for the GeForce GPUs tested and Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.
2.2 for the Radeon GPUs.
Benchmarks
First up we have Shadow of the Tomb Raider and here the GTX 1660 Ti looks impressive, matching the GTX 1070 Ti with 87 fps on average at 1080p. This allowed it to match Vega 56 and therefore destroy the RX 590 by almost 40%. It remained lethal at 1440p as well, again matching the GTX 1070 Ti and beating the RX 590 by an impressive 41% margin.
Forza Horizon 4 was actually one of the first games we benchmarked and we were shocked to find the GTX 1660 Ti so close to the RTX 2060. We’ve seen already that Turing GPUs aren’t much faster than their Pascal counterparts in this title, and in the case of the RTX 2070 it’s actually a little slower than the 1080.
The GTX 1660 Ti had no trouble keeping up with the GTX 1070 and as a result was just 5% slower than the 2060.
We see the same trends at 1440p. Here the 1660 Ti was just a single frame slower than the 2060, we don’t expect we’ll see many more results like this though.
Keeping frame rates above 60 fps in Just Cause 4 certainly isn’t easy, but even so the GTX 1660 Ti is now by far the best sub $300 GPU in this title, averaging 73 fps at 1080p, making it 14% faster than the RX 590.
Similar margins are seen at 1440p. The 1660 Ti matches the GTX 1070 and this means it was just a few frames slower than Vega 56.
The GTX 1660 Ti slayed Resident Evil 2 with an impressive 108 fps on average, this placed it between the 1070 and 1070 Ti, so a solid result there. It maintained this position at 1440p and in a strong title for AMD it was still 11% faster than the Radeon RX 590, so another very solid result for Nvidia’s new sub $300 GPU.
Hitman 2 is a bit odd at 1080p because we’re CPU bottlenecked at this resolution. Moving to 1440p gives us a better idea of how these GPUs compare and here we see the 1660 Ti roughly matching the GTX 1070, making it just 12% slower than the RTX 2060.
The GTX 1660 Ti is no doubt going to be a popular choice amongst Fortnite players, it’s by far the cheapest way to push well past 100 fps using high quality settings.
It also proves very capable at 1440p, pushing well over 70 fps throughout our test run. Once again, you’re looking at GTX 1070-like performance.
Metro Exodus is an exciting new game that we’ve already covered in-depth, but obviously this is the first time we’ve tested it with the GTX 1660 Ti. Performance at 1080p is respectable as is gaming at 1440p. On the latter, the 1660 Ti matches the 1070, making it 30% faster than the 6GB GTX 1060.
Rainbow Six Siege always provides us with interesting results and today’s review is no exception. For the most part the GTX 1660 Ti has mirrored the GTX 1070’s performance, but here it shatters it and manages to even edge out the GTX 1080.
Much the same is seen at 1440p, where the 1660 Ti matches the GTX 1080 making it 16% faster than the 1070 and 58% faster than the 1060 6GB, while it was just 2% slower than Vega 56.
Our updated Battlefield V testing saw the GTX 1660 Ti come in just behind the GTX 1070 at 1080p, but with 90 fps on average it was a good step up from the GTX 1060.
Then at 1440p we see much of the same. There the 1660 Ti was slightly slower than the GTX 1070, though with just 2fps in it, you could comfortably say they provided the same experience. Not only that, but with over 60 fps rendered during our test, the 1660 Ti provided highly playable performance in Battlefield V at 1440p.
Interestingly the GTX 1660 Ti was unable to match the GTX 1070 in World of Tanks at 1080p, where it was 7% slower. A rare result from the new Turing GPU coming in behind the 1070. It did manage to beat Vega 56 however, and was almost 40% faster than the RX 590.
At 1440p we see very similar results. Vega 56 creeps ahead for the average frame rate, but is down for the 1% low result. Still at 35% faster than the Radeon RX 590, the 1660 Ti more than gets the job done.
As the new ultra popular battle royale title in town, we’ve tested Apex Legends with the new GTX 1660 Ti. The card spat out 123 fps at 1080p, making it a whisker faster than Vega 56 and a whisker slower than the GTX 1070 Ti.
It was also 16% slower than the RTX 2060.
Moving to 1440p, the 1660 Ti is found positioned between the 1070 Ti and Vega 56 making it 9% faster than the vanilla 1070 and 55% faster than the 6GB GTX 1060.
Wrapping up the game benchmarks we have the new Far Cry title: New Dawn. The results are similar to what we saw in Far Cry 5, which is to be expected since it’s the same world and game engine. Here the 1660 Ti matches the GTX 1070, making it a little slower than Vega 56.
Then at 1440p as we’ve seen numerous times already, the margins remain the same.
Power & Temperatures
When it comes to power consumption the GTX 1660 Ti pushed total consumption to just 271 watts making it very efficient. In essence you’re getting GTX 1070-like performance for an 8% power saving for the total system.
We’re not going to bother comparing that result with Vega 56, you can see the difference for yourself, plus Vega 56 has to be modified before it can be placed in a power graph like this, you know, standard out of the box stuff like undervolting until it’s running on lemon juice.
But in all seriousness, this is what you can expect from Vega 56 and 64 out of the box, same goes for Radeon VII.
As for operating temperatures, the MSI GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X we used was whisper quiet, even after an hour of heavy load. The fans only spun up to around 1500 RPM and this allowed for a peak GPU temperature of 66 degrees in a 21 C room. Very impressive stuff from this relatively small graphics card.
Overclocking
Even when overclocked, the 1660 Ti maintained basically the same operating temperature and fan speed, running just a single degree warmer. The operating frequency was only boosted by 4% on average, but we were able to massively overclock the memory speed, increasing the data rate from 12 Gbps to 15 Gbps, the maximum speed MSI AfterBurner would allow us to hit.
This boost combination allowed for an 8% performance increase when testing with Far Cry New Dawn. It’s not exactly mindblowing stuff, but that’s a pretty typical overclock for a modern Nvidia graphics card.
Individual Matchups
We’ve got a pretty good idea of how the new GeForce GTX 1660 Ti performs out of the box, how hot the MSI Gaming X runs, how well it overclocks, and how efficient it is. But how about we now check out exactly how the GPU stacks up against the GTX 1060, 1070, RTX 2060, Radeon RX 590 and Vega 56? Let’s do that…
GTX 1660 Ti vs. GTX 1060
The GTX 1660 Ti is actually a decent upgrade over the GTX 1060 6GB, at least it can be depending on the title. On average it is 38% faster at 1080p and 40% faster at 1440p, and that right there is a big performance boost and certainly justifies spending $280 in our opinion. Especially if you want to delve into 1440p gaming.
Upgrades aside, you wouldn’t even entertain purchasing a GTX 1060 6GB anymore. We mean, you shouldn’t have as the RX 580 is much better value. Anything north of $200 and we wouldn’t give it a second look.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. GTX 1070
This one we called it throughout the review and benchmark results, so you know the GTX 1660 Ti is kind of the new GTX 1070.
Performance does vary a bit in a few titles, but for the most part we’re looking at a single digit performance difference. We see the same 2% performance difference at 1440p.
The 1660 Ti performed well in Rainbow Six Siege, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Apex Legends, but as we said overall performance was much the same.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. RTX 2060
It’s interesting to note that the GTX 1660 Ti is 20% cheaper than the RTX 2060, but at 1080p is just 12% slower. You could of course argue that the 2060 is better value because of those RT and Tensor cores that enable ray tracing and DLSS, but we’d scoff at such a claim. The 1660 Ti was also just 12% slower at 1440p.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. Radeon RX 590
Compared to the similarly priced RX 590, the GTX 1660 Ti is a full 24% faster.
Since we reviewed the RX 590, we said the pricing for that GPU was not right and was not a good value, but now AMD will be forced to make adjustments. The new 1660 Ti gets you 24% more performance for an 8% price hike.
Not only that, but in the worst gaming scenario the 1660 Ti was still 7% faster than the RX 590, while in the best case up to 46% faster. So it’s clearly the better buy.
Expect further RX 590 price drops now that the 1660 Ti is on the scene. The margins we just described were maintained at 1440p, where the 1660 Ti was ~25% faster on average.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. Vega 56
Finally we have Vega 56 which typically sells for $400, with the crazy sale here and there dropping it down closer to $300. The GTX 1660 Ti was 7% slower on average and even if Vega 56 was to sell at $330 (the last deal we saw recently), the 1660 Ti would still be 15% cheaper, making it the better value overall. Not to mention, much more efficient.
Cost per Frame and Conclusion
With everything we’ve just seen, you’d expect the GTX 1660 Ti to fare well in the value department and it does. Basically you’re looking at a similar price-to-performance ratio as the Radeon RX 580, which is incredibly good news for gamers.
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is an entire tier above the RX 580, so for this GPU to deliver a similar cost per frame is simply great.
With a similar level of performance to that of Vega 56, the GTX 1660 Ti comes out at a saving of 25% per frame. It is also 19% more cost effective than the GTX 1060 6GB. The least impressive comparison can be made with the RTX 2060, here it was just 9% more cost effective, which is still an impressive margin and I’ll talk more about this in a moment.
The first Turing GPUs were released last September, and in our opinion it wasn’t until Nvidia released the RTX 2060 that we got a well rounded model worth buying. To be fair the RTX 2080 Ti is an incredible beast and we love gaming at 4K with it, but it’s also stupidly overpriced at $1300. For a wide majority of gamers, it’s not that good.
The RTX 2080 was a snooze fest at launch, particularly because it was selling well above the MSRP. Today it’s definitely better. The RTX 2070 meanwhile is far worse off, as it was effectively eliminated by the 2060 just three months after release.
Then for those that hadn’t yet nodded off, AMD chimed in with some elite level ASMR with their Radeon VII…
The GTX 1660 Ti may be the first GPU release in a while that we’ve come away feeling completely pleased. We’re getting GTX 1070-like performance for a slight price premium over the GTX 1060 6GB, and while many would have prefered pricing set at $250, without any competition from AMD at the moment we think this is a pretty good result.
Speaking of AMD, the 1660 Ti puts them in a tough spot. Previously the RX 580 was the obvious sub-$300 option, but now the choice is more difficult and frankly we’d go for the 1660 Ti. It’s $80 more but offers higher tier performance. In today’s games the RX 580 is more of a 1080p solution, whereas the 1660 Ti can be used for high refresh rate 1080p gaming or 1440p gaming. It’s also much more efficient and we expect all cards to run cool and quiet. Fingers crossed AMD can pull a rabbit out of their hat with Navi later in the year, that would certainly benefit us all.
In the meantime though, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the new sub-$300 king, and we are not at all concerned by the lack of RT and Tensor cores. Frankly, we’d much rather have a GTX 2080 Ti with some extra CUDA cores… we’d certainly be more compelled to spend $1300 on that.
The only question remaining is, how much will you have to pay to get a new GTX 1660 Ti? As it often happens, pricing will likely be all over the place during the initial few weeks, but with the RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080 all selling at the MSRP, we expect the same will be true for the GTX 1660 Ti before long.
Shopping Shortcuts:
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti on Amazon, Newegg
- GeForce RTX 2060 on Amazon, Newegg
- GeForce RTX 2080 on Amazon, Newegg
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX Vega 56 on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX Vega 64 on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX 570 on Amazon, Newegg
- Radeon RX 580 on Amazon, Newegg
Testing the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti video card in 11 games
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti video card has recently been released, and this article will be tested in detail in games and compared with its closest analogues. The new GeForce GTX 1660 Ti comes with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 1500 MHz and a data rate of 12 Gbps. Using a 192-bit memory bus, this gives a peak throughput of 288.1 GB/s, which is 14% lower than the RTX 2060, but 13% higher than the GTX 1070 and 50% more than the GTX 1060. nine0003
All testing of the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti was done on a 5GHz Intel Core i9-9900K testbed with 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM. Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.2 drivers used for AMD Radeon video cards and Game Ready 418.91 WHQL for NVIDIA GeForce video cards. All games are tested at maximum graphics settings.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The GTX 1660 Ti looks impressive in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, on par with the GTX 1070 Ti at 87 fps. nine0003
Forza Horizon 4
In Forza Horizon 4, the GTX 1660 Ti came very close to the RTX 2060 and GTX 1070 and was only 5% weaker than them.
Resident Evil 2
The GTX 1660 Ti delivered an impressive 108 FPS in Resident Evil 2, placing it between the GTX 1070 and GTX 1070 Ti.
Fortnite
The GTX 1660 Ti is sure to be a popular choice among Fortnite players as it’s the cheapest way to get over 100fps on max settings. nine0003
Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus 1660 Ti matches 1070 and is 30% faster than GTX 1060. Siege is well ahead of both it and the GTX 1080.
Battlefield V
GTX 1660 Ti with 90 FPS in Battlefield V is just behind the GTX 1070, but by a wide margin from the GTX 1060.
World of Tanks
Interestingly, the GTX The 1660 Ti couldn’t catch up with the GTX 1070 in World of Tanks and performed 7% worse. nine0003
Apex Legends
In the new popular battle royale, the GTX 1660 TI achieved 123 FPS, 1 frame less than the GTX 1070 Ti and 16% slower than the RTX 2060.
Apex Legends
In the new popular battle royale GTX 166 TI achieved 123 FPS, 1 frame less than the GTX 1070 Ti and 16% slower than the RTX 2060. GTX 1070 Ti and 16% slower than RTX 2060.
Power Consumption and Temperatures
The GTX 1660 Ti has increased its total power consumption to just 271W, making it very efficient. Basically, you get the GTX 1070 – similar performance and 8% system-wide power savings.
In terms of operating temperatures, the MSI GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X graphics card we tested was very quiet even after an hour of stress. The fans were spinning at speeds up to 1500 rpm, which gave the video card a peak temperature of 66 degrees at a room temperature of 21 degrees. nine0003
Overclocked
Even when overclocked, the 1660 Ti maintains the same operating temperature and fan speed while running only one degree warmer. The operating frequency increased by only 4% on average. We were able to massively overclock the memory speed from 12Gb/s to 15Gb/s. Thanks to this, performance in Far Cry New Dawn increased by 8%.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. GTX 1060
The GTX 1660 Ti is a worthy upgrade from the GTX 1060 6GB. It’s 38% faster on average, which is a solid performance boost and definitely worth the upgrade. nine0003
GTX 1660 Ti vs. GTX 1070
As you can see from the benchmarks, the GTX 1660 Ti is kind of the new GTX 1070. The performance is slightly different in different games, but for the most part, the difference between these cards is in a few units of frames per second.
GTX 1660 Ti vs. RTX 2060
It’s interesting to note that the GTX 1660 Ti is 20% cheaper than the RTX 2060, but it’s only 12% slower.
Cost/FPS ratio
The GTX 1660 Ti is expected to be cost effective, and indeed it is. She is 19% more cost-effective than GTX 1060 6GB and 9% more cost-effective than RTX 2060.
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Not too long ago, we dusted off the RTX 2060 and GTX 1070, as well as other hit cards. Today we’ll see what the GTX 1660 SUPER and GTX 1660 Ti are capable of. May’s Steam stats tell us that they are ranked eighth and seventh in terms of popularity, respectively.
The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in October 2019. In fact, this is the same GTX 1660, but with faster GDDR6 memory. In both cases, the TU116-300 GPU is used, which includes 22 SM units, 1408 CUDA cores, 88 texture units, and 48 raster units. Even their frequencies are the same. nine0003
But the GTX 1660 Ti has a TU116-400 GPU with a 9% increase in the number of execution units. It is curious that the frequencies of the GPU and video memory in the SUPER version turned out to be even higher than in the Ti-ike. In terms of memory parity — all the same 6 gigabytes. Our previous tests have confirmed that there is not much difference between these cards. Looking ahead: we will see this again later.
The junior accelerator is represented by the model Palit GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GP OC . It is notable for the factory overclocking of the GPU to 1830 MHz. Otherwise, nothing interesting: a two-slot, two-fan cooler with LED-backlight. In games, the GPU frequency usually exceeded 1900 MHz, and the temperature did not rise above 71°C.
Up a notch is the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti OC 6G . The card received a proprietary dual-slot WINDFORCE 2X cooling system and Boost frequency acceleration up to 1800 MHz. In reality, she was very close to 1900 MHz, and the GPU temperature did not exceed 73°C.
Now to the test stand. It is based on a 65-watt 12-thread Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G , for which thanks to the TELEMART online store. Its performance is enough to load most video cards to the fullest.
For its reliable cooling, a 2-section dropsy NZXT Kraken X63 RGB is used. In addition to convenience and efficiency, it boasts colorful RGB LED backlighting. On the LCD screen of the water block, you can display information, an animated GIF, or simply the inscription NZXT with overflows. nine0003
Motherboard ASRock B550 Pro4 is made in mATX format, has solid cooling on power circuits, four slots for RAM and three M.2 ports at once. In one of them, the manufacturer offers to optionally install a Wi-Fi module.
The RAM subsystem is represented by the 32 GB kit G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4-3600 .
The operating system, game clients and some projects have been installed on available M.2 SSD Kingston NV1 1 TB.
Everything else was thrown onto a fast 2-terabyte Kingston KC2500 . Its speed performance reaches 3500 MB / s for reading and 2900 MB / s for writing.
We have a large supply of power supply — Seasonic B12 BC-750 . It has 80 PLUS Bronze certification, state-of-the-art circuitry, a separate stabilization system, convenient cable loops and a five-year warranty.
Parts are housed in the NZXT H510 Elite medium format case. Stylish, glass, backlit, and even with a good ventilation system.
The picture was displayed on the monitor AOC U2790PQU , and the gameplay itself was recorded by an external system with AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K , i.e. without loss of performance.
This time we decided not to torture you with a bunch of numbers, but to compare video cards in live gameplay. Yes, they do not have such repeatability as benchmarks, but they are more dynamic and interesting. To improve accuracy, we ran the test several times and averaged the results. nine0003
Will open a test session — Valheim . At high graphics settings and without motion blur, both video cards are able to render at 70 FPS on average. Stators slip through the game, but it’s not the hardware that’s to blame, but the early access status.
Fortnite is usually played at a mix of medium and high settings, but we decided to play it safe and set the epic graphics preset.
