The embargo for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX1660Ti has been lifted and the first third-party gaming benchmarks have hit the Internet. According to the results we’re seeing, this new graphics card from NVIDIA is as powerful as the GTX980Ti and GTX1070 graphics cards, and in most cases faster than AMD’s RX 590 GPU.
We’ll be looking at the gaming benchmarks of various publications, including PCPer, Hexus, Guru3D, TechPowerUp and Anandtech. Do note that these publications are testing different models of the GTX1660Ti, however these benchmarks should give you an overall idea of how this new GPU performs.
Looking at PCPer’s tests, in World of Tanks, the NVIDIA GTX1660Ti is slightly slower than the GTX980Ti and the GTX1070, though it’s noticeably faster than the AMD Radeon RX590. On the other hand, NVIDIA’s latest graphics card is faster than all three aforementioned GPUs in Middle-earth Shadow of War.
According to Anandtech’s results, the GPU is faster than both the NVIDIA GTX1070 and the AMD Radeon RX590 in Wolfenstein 2; a game that have always favoured AMD’s over NVIDIA’s hardware. In Grand Theft Auto V, a game that always favoured NVIDIA’s hardware, the GTX1660Ti is able to match the performance of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64. However, in Total War: Warhammer 2, the GTX1660Ti is slower than the AMD Raden RX590.
Looking at Guru3D’s results, the GTX1660Ti matches the performance of the GTX1070 and surpasses AMD Radeon RX590 in Battlefield 5, The Witcher 3, NVIDIA’s latest GPU is also faster than the GTX1070 and the AMD Radeon RX590 in Metro Exodus, Far Cry New Dawn and Deus Ex Mankind Divided. One of the few DX12 games that appears to favour AMD’s GPUs is Strange Brigade in which the AMD Radeon RX590 offers a superior gaming experience.
Forza Motorsport 7 also runs better/faster on NVIDIA’s GTX1660Ti according to Hexus’ results. However, Gears of War 4 appears to be running really poorly on NVIDIA’s latest GPU as the AMD Radeon RX590 is faster in this particular title than it.
Last but not least, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 2, Darksiders 3, Dragon Quest XI, Just Cause 4 and Ghost Recon Wildlands run faster on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX1660Ti than on the AMD Radeon RX 590.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX1660Ti is priced at $279 MSRP and is available today!
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man you shouldn’t chew ur nails just because 1660 came out.
In summation: 1070 performance for 300-320 euros. Seems like a decent deal, all things considered. It draws 20-30 fewer Watts and the 1070 is barely available anymore.
So the best cards on the market right now are:
-RX 570/580 for entry level
-GTX 1660 Ti for mid range
-RTX 2060 for mid-high end (if you really want the extra performance/features)
-Vega 56 if you’re an enthusiast who loves to OC and tweak hardware (though pricing needs to stabilize and come close to $300 for AIB cards)
RTX 2080 is much better now that you can regularly find them closer to the MSRP, but it still offers nothing substantially new over the 1080 Ti we already had, and that 8GB frame buffer still feels like a giant f*ck you for a card that powerful.
So the best cards on the market right now are:
-RX 570/580 for entry level
-GTX 1660 Ti for mid range
-RTX 2060 for mid-high end (if you really want the extra performance/features)
-Vega 56 if you’re an enthusiast who loves to OC and tweak hardware (though pricing needs to stabilize and come close to $300 for AIB cards)
RTX 2080 is much better now that you can regularly find them closer to the MSRP, but it still offers nothing substantially new over the 1080 Ti we already had, and that 8GB frame buffer still feels like a giant f*ck you for a card that powerful.
You need to check your article to make some corrections.
For ANANDTECH, you wrote this: “”However, in Total War: Warhammer 2, the GTX1660Ti is slower than the AMD Raden RX590″”. But the chart says otherwise.
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When it comes to Guru3D, you wrote this: “”One of the few DX12 games that appears to favour AMD’s GPUs is Strange Brigade in which the AMD Radeon RX590 offers a superior gaming experience.”” But the chart is displaying some other data.
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nice catch.
How much is the 1160 non ti?
I know what you did there.
Pretty impressive performance, honestly speaking. In most of the benches this card easily beats the RX 590 as well the GTX 1070, and/or trade blows with them. Not bad for such a mid-range mainstream tier GPU.
Except for the pricing of some of the customer board/AIB cards, which is high, the overall performance isn’t bad, IMHO.
I’m not a fanboy of any camp, but it looks like NVidia keeps on releasing and pushing new products for every gaming segment, and no doubt this is going to give them a very STRONG hold on the GPU market to a greater extent. So many cards in a row, catering different gaming/market categories (light/casual, normal, hardcore).
And for this, I’m thankful to them for bringing more competition.
Still no sign from AMD yet, and NAVI has been pushed back even further. Still keeping my good old RX 480 4GB card though.
If Navi can mimic what Polaris did but on 7nm, I think they’ll do well in that segment. Seems like a reasonable expectation.
If Navi can mimic what Polaris did but on 7nm, I think they’ll do well in that segment. Seems like a reasonable expectation.
“Except for the pricing”
dude gtx 1060 is still sold for 300 on average.
I personally think they have only released 2 cards worthy of their price this card and the 2060 the 2070 trades blows with a 1080 which cost the same when the 2070 came out same with the 2080 vs 1080ti.
2080Ti is just stupid in terms of performance per dollar
the flagship never make sense in terms performance per dollar. it has been that way since forever.
NVidia has OFFICIALLY launched the GTX 1660, and some reviews have also gone live.
All links can be found here, but also check Guru3D, TPU and other sites.:
https://videocardz.com/80276/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-review-roundup
https://www.techpowerup.com/
https://www.guru3d.com/