The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 OC is a graphics card aimed at a wide range of users, from gamers to more experienced users seeking reliable performance at medium to high resolution in games and other applications that require graphics performance.
The graphics card is equipped with NVIDIA Turing and the Turing core and offers support for technologies such as Ray Tracing and NVIDIA Adaptive Shading.
GeForce Experience
Capture and share videos, screenshots, and live streams with your friends. Keep your drivers up to date and optimize your game settings. GeForce Experience allows you to do all that. It is the essential companion to your GeForce graphics card.
Turing Shaders
Turing Shaders offer enhanced rendering and graphics processing capabilities in Nvidia's graphics cards.
They operate using a workflow architecture that allows simultaneous processing of multiple parts of the image, leading to more realistic results and improved energy efficiency compared to the previous generation for a faster, cooler, and quieter gaming experience.
Nvidia Reflex
Low Latency Mode
The GeForce GTX 16 Series cards and Nvidia Reflex provide the lowest latency and the best response for the ultimate competitive advantage.
Designed to optimize and measure system latency, Reflex offers faster target acquisition, quicker reaction times, and the best aiming accuracy for competitive games.
Game Ready Drivers
GeForce Game Ready drivers provide the best possible experience for your favorite games. They are finely tuned in collaboration with developers and have been extensively tested on thousands of hardware configurations for maximum performance and reliability.
NVIDIA Ansel
NVIDIA Ansel is a powerful program that allows you to take professional-level photos from your games.
Now, you can share your most brilliant gaming experiences with super-resolution, 360-degree, and HDR photos.
DirectX 12
DirectX 12 is a technology developed by Microsoft and used by many graphics card manufacturers, including Nvidia.
GeForce graphics cards provide advanced DX12 features, such as ray tracing and variable rate shading, bringing games to life with highly realistic visual effects and faster frame rates.
Nvidia G-SYNC
This technology synchronizes the refresh rate of the computer screen with the frame rate of the game, thereby eliminating tearing, stuttering, and other issues related to unsynchronized graphics performance.
To use G-Sync, a compatible monitor that supports the technology is required.
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality offers some of the most immersive experiences in PC gaming. But getting the right VR is challenging. With actual screen resolutions at 4K and increasing, minimum refresh rates of 90 Hz, and high latency tolerances, virtual reality is one of the most demanding applications in the world.
Windforce 2X Cooling System
The Windforce 2X cooling system features unique 2x90mm blade fans, Alternate Spinning, a composite copper heat pipe with direct touch, and 3D active fan functionality, providing an efficient heat dissipation capability for higher performance at lower temperatures
Reverse Rotation
Gigabyte's reverse spinning is the only solution that can solve the turbulent airflow of adjacent fans. Since the adjacent fans rotate in the same direction, the airflow direction is opposite between the fans, which will cause turbulent airflow and reduce heat dissipation performance.
Gigabyte reverses the adjacent fans in the opposite direction so that the airflow direction between the two fans is the same, reducing turbulence and increasing airflow pressure.
3D Active Fan
The 3D Active Fan provides semi-passive cooling and the fans will remain off when the GPU is in low load or low power game. It allows gamers to enjoy the game in absolute silence when the system is running without load or is idle.
Unique Fan with Blades
The airflow is dispersed by the triangular edge of the fan and is smoothly guided through the curve of the 3D stripes on the fan surface, effectively enhancing the airflow.
Direct Contact Heat Pipe
The shape of the pure copper heat pipe maximizes the direct contact surface with the GPU, enhancing heat transfer. The heat pipe also covers the VRAM through a large contact metal plate to ensure proper cooling.
Composite heat pipe
The composite heat pipe combines thermal conductivity and phase transition for effective heat transfer management between two solid surfaces, which increases cooling capacity.
Backplate Protection
The backplate not only provides an aesthetic shape but also reinforces the structure of the graphics card to provide complete protection.
Durability and Overclocking
The graphics card uses the best power phase design that allows the MOSFETs to operate at a lower temperature, as well as overheat protection and load balancing design for each MOSFET, as well as the certified Ultra Durable chokes and capacitors, to provide excellent performance and longer system lifespan.
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very good card .....for 2020....We are still using it on a ryzen 2600 with 16GB DDR4 @3000mhz and in Forza Horizon 5 with a few compromises on shaders and shadows, it can handle ultra at 1080p at +45 fps. It would be good for some stores to get serious and let go of their stock of such old items at reasonable prices for the time. Not to ask for the money of a 4060.
Good card, however its price is unacceptable, for that money you can get 10 times better like rtx 3050, 3060, 4060, if you find it for 150 euros it's fine.
I have had this specific card for about 2 years. I bought it in 2021 and it cost around 450 euros. It hasn't presented any problems at all, but recently, in the last few months, I don't know why, but it has been making quite a bit of noise. I also play League of Legends very often, with graphics set to high and I have 200+ fps. At some point, suddenly, my fps drops to 70-90 without me changing anything, even in GTA 5 where I have all the settings on medium. It makes a lot of noise. I am not satisfied. I definitely recommend it to new gamers who are building their first PC. If you want something more powerful, this card is definitely not what you're looking for.
It was purchased in January 2020 for 260 euros. I have it with a 9400f on a z390 with 4x8 32gb 3200mhz cl 16, along with a 500gb A2000 nvme. I get the most out of it, I have seen it reach 1980mhz and consume 133 watts. I am completely satisfied, even with demanding AAA games. The current price is definitely not worth buying. P.S. I recently changed the thermal pads to slightly larger ones and used Arctic Cooling paste, all for 15 euros. I saw idle temperatures at 43 and a max of 77 at 133 watts with a power limit of 115%. Almost 8 degrees lower. I use it on a 1080p 75hz monitor. I am completely satisfied.
At 210 it was a very good proposition before the increase in the value of bitcoin, it is not worth the money it is now. As a card at 1080p, it plays everything above 60fps on ultra and in Warzone 144 locked.
After six months, I believe I am suitable to evaluate this card. Let's start with the basics, I got it in November for 260 euros before the price increased significantly. The card is decent, it doesn't lag at all. As an example, I'll leave some games and their FPS (as I bought it for FPS games):
COD Warzone (low settings) 140-160 fps
Fortnite (competitive settings without performance mode) 200-240 fps, but I capped it at 165 due to my 144 Hz monitor.
Valorant, well let's leave that, it's a very light game. On high settings, it reaches 400 fps easily.
*All of this with an i5 10600k and 16GB RAM.
In terms of temperatures, it doesn't increase significantly. The highest I've seen is 83 degrees while playing Warzone for hours, in a case with not the best airflow.
TL:DR: Was it worth the money I spent? I believe it was the best choice I could make at the time. Is it worth the current price of around 500 euros? Obviously not, it's a mid-range graphics card and a mid-range card is never worth half a grand. If the prices drop at some point and it reaches around 250 euros, I would recommend it!
5 stars for the 210 euros I got it for. Amazing card for that money. It's not worth it to spend over 250, let alone the 500+ it has now. The card will make you look good in almost all games at 1080p.
The card is amazing. I have it for photoshop premier and a little bit of gaming, 3-4 hours on the weekend and maybe more. It easily handles photoshop premier chrome open (with about 10 tabs open and still performs at 20-30% of its capacity). Now, in COD warzone, I see that the card reaches 100% usage, but it could be a setting mistake I made, but still, it runs smoothly.
Wait for the price to drop to around 300 euros because it's not worth it for the money it currently has! I paid 350 because I had to, otherwise I wouldn't have. One star due to the price.
Edit: 06/11/2021
Today, out of nowhere, the card went into overdrive and shut down my PC. I tried to turn it on again, but there was no image. I changed the cable, nothing. I took it to a store, the guy put it in his own PC, which had the same card. Now I'm waiting to see what they will tell me from the headquarters. I bought the card as it was and put it in the new build I made without any modifications, hoping to figure it out. I will update again.
I have this specific card since August 2020. It is amazing and I can comfortably play any game I want. Pubg on ultra at 130fps, fortnite on epic at 200fps. After 10 hours of gaming, the card is still going strong. Obviously, it's not worth 600€, but when its price drops to normal (250-300), I would recommend getting it because it's worth it. That's it!
Good evening guys... The only thing I have to say is that this graphics card is extremely worth it for its regular price ($220), but it's not worth it for the current price ($500). Now, in terms of fps, it's very good and there's almost no difference from the 2060.... For those who play Fortnite, it reaches 360 fps on low graphics consistently, Gta Rp 120 fps in the central square and around 100 fps on ultra high settings, and lol around 180-260 fps... In short, when the prices drop in a few months, just get it and don't miss the opportunityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..............
When I bought the specific GV-N166SOC-6GD, it was 185€ and for that money, it's great.
For 200€/250€ that I read from some people and they say it's lucky, no way guys, it's not worth that much, as we said.
With 195€, I had bought the GV-N166SGAMING OC-6GD, which is perfect up to 200€
The card is quite good for 230 euros, maybe 250 euros. It is unacceptable for it to have gone up to 600+ euros. In a few words, the card is very good for 1080 gaming, it has GDDR6 memory that reaches up to 7850mhz (without crashing the PC). I also have a related video on my channel, Maverick PlayGround
I got it for 230€ and it's worth every penny, but it's not worth anything over 300€. Now they're selling it for 580€, which is understandable because there's no stock during quarantine period
Awesome implementation by Gigabyte, it can handle demanding titles without easily raising temperatures, but it remains a 1660s (which also lacks RGB or a metal plate) which means it's worth buying when it drops below 300 euros. Unacceptable that its price has now doubled
After three months of wearing it, I can say that it's worth it until the end. I play Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, DBZ Kakarot, and various other games in ultra graphics 1440p, and it doesn't lag anywhere. I'm really satisfied
The card does not exist! It is one of the best graphics cards in the mid-range. Do not downgrade it because of the current price, I bought it when it was 215 euros.
In short, the card can handle everything, even demanding games, if not in ultra high then definitely in ultra. The noise is reasonable due to the wind force, which is designed to provide better airflow. It makes a small noise as if something is touching. Personally, I can't even hear it. I noticed it when I removed the computer's cover.
Do not hesitate! Buy it as soon as it becomes available again and, of course, at a reasonable price.
Very high-quality card, I changed the fan curves in MSI Afterburner and set it to ultra performance, and it automatically reaches 1980mhz. At 100% fan speed, it reaches 80 degrees. I also consider it good for overclocking, easy +150 core and +500 memory, 82 degrees in high-performance power plan after a 30-minute stress test in Furmark. I will try to push it to +1000 on the memory eventually. However, I note that at 100% speed, it is easily audible through headphones, but it is not at the level of a PS4. It also seems bulky inside the case. I believe that with the release of the RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti, it is not worth it as much. However, I am very happy with my purchase in March for 270, which was already quite high.
Edit: +150mhz core +750mhz memory is absolutely stable, +175 +800 is unstable, black screen almost immediately. With the ultra performance power plan, the core clock reached 2100mhz and above (probably 2150, very stable), it stayed stable for me at 2050-2080 without dropping.
Edit: In terms of appearance, the card is beautiful, but the backplate is plastic and not metal, destroying its purpose as a backplate. It bends easily and traps heat instead of being a conductor for it. Overall, it is relatively poor quality
It is the best graphics card that has come out and at the price I got it (250). After comparing it with several others, including the RTX 2060, I realized that their differences are minimal. It has great performance in games (lol, gta rp/online). However, I would recommend waiting a bit for the price of the card to drop, as I ordered it 1 month ago and the price keeps changing. Just make sure to get it before the customer does
I have had this specific card for 4 months and I am very satisfied!!! I built a gaming PC for heavy 1080p gaming but I also tried a game at 1440p, Realm Royale, and I was very satisfied. Everything on max settings and I was getting 150 fps, which is also the game's cap (it doesn't let you go higher). For the 200 euros that I bought it for, I am very satisfied, but with the current price (310 euros), I can't say that I recommend it.
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All of the above without OC beyond the factory settings
I managed to get the last one available at 262€ and one day later the price went up to 311€ with a 30-day delivery. I paired it with an old i5-6500 3.2GHz and 16GB RAM, and even though there is a bottleneck of around 40%, the card doesn't struggle at all. It can play everything at ultra graphics with 60fps on an ultra-wide 1080p monitor and at medium-low settings on a 4K TV, where even the low settings have such high resolution that they look like high 1080p. As a former owner of the GeForce GTX 950, I was amazed at how I managed to get 3 wins in Warzone with low graphics and 25-30fps. Now it feels like I'm playing at double speed on ultra settings with a steady 60fps. Also, in terms of temperatures, it hasn't gone above 52°C so far, of course, in a case with such good airflow that I even use it to cool down the room during the summer
I would say very satisfied seeing a great difference from the previous 1050ti. It's worth the money. With ultra graphics in Apex, it reached up to 150fps, I managed to reach 238fps. It's definitely worth it if you compare it to the 1660ti, which costs an extra 50€, and in my opinion, it's 5% better than it. Get it with your eyes closed
Everything is fine, the performance is as expected for a 1660s, maybe the temperatures could be better, the max I have seen on a tower with good airflow is 72C. But it might be justified by the fact that it is factory overclocked. It plays all games on High-Ultra 1080p (Warzone, Battlefield, Ghost Recon). Recommended
Quite a good card if you're looking for something with Value for Money at these prices. It can run most games at 144 fps on medium settings/60+ fps on high-ultra (always speaking for 1080p). Unless you need the extra performance of the 2060/2060 super or the ability for ray tracing, I believe this is the right choice from Nvidia GPUs at this price.
P.S. Having this card for around 6 months, I have noticed the following:
After a while, the fans start making noise as if they are touching the cable that connects them, and it becomes generally annoying because they have a distinctive sound
I have the card for 8 months, it has good performance and in many hours of gaming it has not exceeded 80 degrees, having adjusted the fan speed (with ambient temperature of 35 degrees).
The only downside I have to mention about the card is that the fans make excessive noise in my case, which can be solved by setting a custom fan curve. This particular problem is quite common in windforce cards, and there is the possibility of repair covered by the warranty, but in my case it is not worth the trouble.
Incredible card for its price! It runs PUBG on ultra graphics at an average of 80 fps and GTA V on ultra and very high graphics at an average of 100 fps! In any game you try it, it will have minimal delay and incredible resolution! If you have the drivers installed correctly and a case with good airflow that costs around 50+ Euros, it will be difficult to raise temperatures. It is quite silent, depending on the case and CPU you have to cover the sound. I recommend it for up to 250 Euros. Information about average fps in other games (with a decent CPU, like the R5 3600x or R7): Fortnite|Epic(100%RES)|90 fps, Red Redemption 2|Ultra|50 fps, (ARK: Evolved, Overwatch, Rainbow Six, Battlefield V, Hitman 1,2)|Ultra|90-150 fps.
The card is perfect for gaming at 1080p, easily reaching over 60 fps and maximum graphics in demanding games and even more in less demanding ones (lol, fortnite, etc). Now, as for this specific implementation, I am satisfied. I haven't noticed any temperature issues. Warzone/GTA always stays below 65 degrees and generally, in a case with good airflow, I don't think you will have any issues. The fans seemed quiet to me and even at 100% performance that I tested, the noise is within reasonable limits. In my opinion, it's not worth the money for more expensive implementations.
Update: 3 months later and with the heat of summer, it reaches 75 degrees in Warzone. It doesn't go higher and otherwise, it has performed very well.
Powerful card. Handles everything at High-Ultra 60 FPS. As for this specific model, I am not completely satisfied. It reaches up to 80C and the fans start making a lot of noise after 1-2 hours of gaming. Okay, at least I undervolted it and now it goes up to 75C and it's also silent, and for that reason alone I give it 4 stars, otherwise it would be 2 stars at best. If you find a good 1660 Super for 240€ or less, it's a good choice, otherwise it's worth spending the extra money for the RTX 2060.
Very good card guys. From RX580 I decided to switch for the first time and go to Nvidia and I can say that it comfortably covers what I want.
In general, anyone who wants a good graphics card up to 300 euros at the moment can go for it without fear.
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