I bought this card for my budget gaming pc, paired with i3 9100f and 16 gigs DDR4 2400 RAM it plays all games in 1080p with 60 - 75fps, some older titles even in 1440p Update: I've upgraded my PC to an AMD Ryzen 5 5500 paired with 32 gigs of ddr4 3200 RAM on the good old Asus B450M-KII motherboard, still utilizing the GTX 1660 Super - the cpu and ram upgrade helps a lot, especially on more demanding, newer titles (Diablo IV, Resident Evil 4 Remake) and even older cpu intensive games like Assassins Creed Origins - I guess the i3 9100f quadcore cpu did not cut it anymore
I have this exact GPU. I also have the i5 10400F with 16 GB memory. I might not have the best gaming PC in the world, but i am super happy with the overall performance of my PC. It can run any game with no lag whatsoever.
@@R3cce It can do both. Depends on the games and settings. Higher texture level requires more ram but all games will have caps. The standard right now is about 16GB but gamers are starting to move to 32GB now. Similar to the Vram on the GPU, more Vram, the higher the settings.
I bought a 1660 Super prebuilt from NZXT during the scalper crisis. It might be a ripoff, but personally, I wouldn't have had it any other way. This card and I have been through a lot, and it's served me well. As a 1660 Super owner, I feel pride seeing this video.
Nice review, the 1660 Super is still a great card. I think the GTX 1070 is very good too at around the same price. If you are buying new then it's best to go with the RX 6600 as that's the only new budget GPU that's a great performer without sacrificing features like hardware encoding etc. I hope Nvidia release a new budget card soon but they just seem to have totally ignored the budget market for the last two to three years.
This is a great GPU at 1080p! Absolutely smashes games. I have the MSI 1660 Super Ventus OC and the Gigabyte Windforce. They both play the same, the gigabyte being a 3 fan is about 7 Celsius cooler. Couple this GPU with a 2700x CPU and it will nail all SIM games at 1080p on ultra settings. ATS, ETS, Transport Fever 2, Train SIM 3, very underrated GPU. I paid £240 for the MSI, worth every penny.
I’ve been using this gpu with many titles new and old, I have it paired with Ryzen 5 1600, 24Ram and 3TB. I just got this set up a week ago, so far it’s been amazing.
I got it 2 years ago in my pre-build. Still runs like a charm. Counterstrike 2, Battlefield 2042, and it seems that it's going to be able to run Cities Skylines 2 on release, we'll see though.
My friend needed a new pc and I offered to help him. Got him a 1660ti for $150. Not a 1660 super, but the point still stands that the 1600 series are budget kings.
I have it for a few years now, I have to admit for the money it's been a great card. Reminds me of the old Radeon 6850HD. Very good performance to power and cost ratios. Don't get me wrong, I wish I could afford a new system with a raytracing card, but for what it is, it's a fine card to have. Cool video.
Thank you for this nice video. I got budget PC atm, i3 9100f, 2x8gig DDR 4 2666hz and GT 1030 GDDR5. Going to get 1660 Super in about 45 days, and cant wait :D
well, it depends on your point of view. to me, the gpu crisis isnt over. the cards are still over msrp in germany while they already should be under it. by this point in time, a rtx 3070, should be down to 400-450 €, yet the cheapest is 577 and its only a 2 fan card. iam currently running a gtx 1080, which i bought for 512€ in 2017. the thing is a 1080, doesnt really scale well at 1440p. even older games, cant handle ultra setting at 1440p on that card with stable 60 fps. and modern games like cyberpunk? 1440p, low, 40 fps. granted, pascal doenst perfom well in cp77, maybe the game wasnt optimzed for that, but that shows me: when it comes to the future in 1440p, that card is no safety net
Not games I play tbh but I can't see why you couldn't or shouldn't be able to play them on this card in 1080p. Might need to adjust quality settings though.
I just got mine for a whopping $73.99 after tax…. Best Buy just had it on sale and I used an old Christmas coupon 😂😂😂 best purchase ever considering this is an upgrade from my gtx 730 TI that I bought for the same price 5 years ago
Should i get a 2nd hand GTX 1660s for around $150 or should i save $60 more for a 2nd hand rx 6600 instead? just a heads up for why im saying this pricing cuz this is a different country and not US pricing and just converted a rough estimate pricing so dont blame me for this prices in our country here in the philippines and buying new is not an option for me here.
Which one is good for pcvr (Oculus quest 2) rx 6600 or gtx 1660 super? I heard that nvidia cards are usually better than amd when it comes to VR games?
The RX 6600 will be more powerful. Not 100% sure on the difference between brands when it comes to VR. I have used the Quest 2 with both Nvidia an AMD and never noticed a difference.
I believe you can still by them new from some places although they aren’t being produced. The pre-owned market is where the budget ones are though as new they seem to be priced a bit high.
The RX 6600 comes in at the same price retail (at least here in Europe) with about 20% more performance and more features. Kind of seems biased towards NVidia to me
@@Sir-Prizse Tis a great card, didn't have any issues with it in anything really. This one has been given away now so won't be able to play around with it again until we see another.
5:49 'This card will hold you a little bit longer' What do you mean by that? Are you expecting this card to fail in a year or so? That phrase didn't give me confidence that I can use this card as a main videocard for gaming.
@@TechLabUK well it's been 3 years since i have this card at july 2019, i repaste week ago, and recently i add 5 artic fan to boost airflow before i upgrade fan, my gpu nearly 90c and i play games always open the side panel and temperature got 74c. Or it's because my matx case
My EVGA Gtx 1660 super SC ultra model always has the fans running, so I believe it's just the design of the card, Excellent choice though, and great video!
RX 6600 is a great choice, just unfortunately not at the same price level here yet. Would love to play with an RX 580 so keeping our eyes open for one.
Right now you can buy them for £170 in CEX or there are multiple Buy Now options on eBay from £130. Not sure where you are looking unless you have managed to find them listed new somewhere.
Hopefully things will get better soon. Here pre-owned, older cards like this are starting to look good in terms of price but anything new gen is holding on.
If you're only for gaming then it'll be a YES, but if you're also a content creator then 1660 is the answer, Nvidia NVENC and CUDA codec are more beneficial than AMD Radeon
@@dcyberc4g rx 6600 has a good encoder too, if we're talking budget.. The performance is on par with 3060. And i don't see any productivity benchmark in this video too.
@@ilevenreynara6931 watch this ua-cam.com/video/lnsAvloG_ZY/v-deo.html gtx 1660 may not be in this video but my point is Nvidia GPUs are good for both gaming and content creation meanwhile AMD Radeon is good but only for gaming
Unfortunately not the case here. Pre-owned the 1660s can easily be picked up for £100-£150 whereas the RX 6600’s are still holding on to prices of £200+. If you can get the RX 6600 for as little as $10-$20 more then that’s the one to go for.
@@TechLabUK even for that difference it is still objectively comparable. New(warranty) vs preowned with 2 more GB of vram and optional raytracing(even if not optimal at least it is there). It might even have longer driver support. In a decent amout of games there is about a 30% fps increase.
As far as I know the RX6600 doesn't have NVENC so no, it is not substantially better. The quality of NVENC is unfortunately still superior. At least if you are into encoding videos/streaming.
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I bought this card for my budget gaming pc, paired with i3 9100f and 16 gigs DDR4 2400 RAM it plays all games in 1080p with 60 - 75fps, some older titles even in 1440p
Update: I've upgraded my PC to an AMD Ryzen 5 5500 paired with 32 gigs of ddr4 3200 RAM on the good old Asus B450M-KII motherboard, still utilizing the GTX 1660 Super - the cpu and ram upgrade helps a lot, especially on more demanding, newer titles (Diablo IV, Resident Evil 4 Remake) and even older cpu intensive games like Assassins Creed Origins - I guess the i3 9100f quadcore cpu did not cut it anymore
I have this exact GPU. I also have the i5 10400F with 16 GB memory. I might not have the best gaming PC in the world, but i am super happy with the overall performance of my PC. It can run any game with no lag whatsoever.
Great little combo. If it plays your games you are good to go.
@@TechLabUK
Does the amount of memory affect the PC performance or does it only allow more apps/games to run in the background?
@@R3cce It can do both. Depends on the games and settings. Higher texture level requires more ram but all games will have caps. The standard right now is about 16GB but gamers are starting to move to 32GB now. Similar to the Vram on the GPU, more Vram, the higher the settings.
I bought a 1660 Super prebuilt from NZXT during the scalper crisis.
It might be a ripoff, but personally, I wouldn't have had it any other way.
This card and I have been through a lot, and it's served me well.
As a 1660 Super owner, I feel pride seeing this video.
It’s still a great card. What games do you play and how are they holding up with it?
@@TechLabUK Team Fortress 2.
Only Team Fortress 2.
Nothing else.
@@zodiacthundaga7264 you should try valorant if u like tf2 ( I got a 60 super asw)
@@juju_ow No.
TF2 only.
@@zodiacthundaga7264 why do you like this game
Nice review, the 1660 Super is still a great card. I think the GTX 1070 is very good too at around the same price. If you are buying new then it's best to go with the RX 6600 as that's the only new budget GPU that's a great performer without sacrificing features like hardware encoding etc. I hope Nvidia release a new budget card soon but they just seem to have totally ignored the budget market for the last two to three years.
If you can get a 1070 or a 6600 for the same price then it's no competition.
This is a great GPU at 1080p! Absolutely smashes games. I have the MSI 1660 Super Ventus OC and the Gigabyte Windforce. They both play the same, the gigabyte being a 3 fan is about 7 Celsius cooler.
Couple this GPU with a 2700x CPU and it will nail all SIM games at 1080p on ultra settings. ATS, ETS, Transport Fever 2, Train SIM 3, very underrated GPU. I paid £240 for the MSI, worth every penny.
I’ve been using this gpu with many titles new and old, I have it paired with Ryzen 5 1600, 24Ram and 3TB. I just got this set up a week ago, so far it’s been amazing.
I got it 2 years ago in my pre-build. Still runs like a charm. Counterstrike 2, Battlefield 2042, and it seems that it's going to be able to run Cities Skylines 2 on release, we'll see though.
My friend needed a new pc and I offered to help him. Got him a 1660ti for $150. Not a 1660 super, but the point still stands that the 1600 series are budget kings.
1660Ti for $150 seems a great deal. I believe they are faster than the Supers as well, might look to get one in for some testing 🙂
I have it for a few years now, I have to admit for the money it's been a great card. Reminds me of the old Radeon 6850HD. Very good performance to power and cost ratios.
Don't get me wrong, I wish I could afford a new system with a raytracing card, but for what it is, it's a fine card to have.
Cool video.
As someone who has 1660, it's an alright card, but with 6600 new going for 200$, i wouldn't buy 1660 for more then a 100-120$ tops
So 3 years of me playing with an apu really payd off
APU gaming is awesome.
Thank you for this nice video.
I got budget PC atm, i3 9100f, 2x8gig DDR 4 2666hz and GT 1030 GDDR5.
Going to get 1660 Super in about 45 days, and cant wait :D
That will be one awesome upgrade over the GT 1030 💪
@@TechLabUK Hehe :D :D
3 Days till I get it 😍
whos better heatsink the zotac 1660 super or the msi GTX 1660 Ventus XS OC
well, it depends on your point of view. to me, the gpu crisis isnt over. the cards are still over msrp in germany while they already should be under it. by this point in time, a rtx 3070, should be down to 400-450 €, yet the cheapest is 577 and its only a 2 fan card. iam currently running a gtx 1080, which i bought for 512€ in 2017. the thing is a 1080, doesnt really scale well at 1440p. even older games, cant handle ultra setting at 1440p on that card with stable 60 fps. and modern games like cyberpunk? 1440p, low, 40 fps. granted, pascal doenst perfom well in cp77, maybe the game wasnt optimzed for that, but that shows me: when it comes to the future in 1440p, that card is no safety net
Most things I use it for it handles really well. It lags out really bad on ARK ascended if you go past high on the settings.
can we play battlefield 2042 and call of duty warzone 2 in full HD 1960 x 1080 without any problems with this graphic card?
Not games I play tbh but I can't see why you couldn't or shouldn't be able to play them on this card in 1080p. Might need to adjust quality settings though.
yes, you can at 1080p but 2042 is CPU heavy
I feel bad for people who payed $400 for this in 2021
They are coming down a lot now though.
I get mine at around 120 dollars used
I just got mine for a whopping $73.99 after tax…. Best Buy just had it on sale and I used an old Christmas coupon 😂😂😂 best purchase ever considering this is an upgrade from my gtx 730 TI that I bought for the same price 5 years ago
I just bought one from my boss for $100…
@@jadenbatt3158 dang thats quite a sale. Amazon has them for like $265
Should i get a 2nd hand GTX 1660s for around $150 or should i save $60 more for a 2nd hand rx 6600 instead?
just a heads up for why im saying this pricing cuz this is a different country and not US pricing and just converted a rough estimate pricing so dont blame me for this prices in our country here in the philippines and buying new is not an option for me here.
Would probably go for the RX 6600 tbh
@@TechLabUK ill try man and hold off my money a bit more for the 6600
I have bought this card over a year ago, running with an i5 7400 and 16GB memory, safe to say this GPU is carrying me so much
I have gtx 1660 super it runs Roblox Soo smooth
Which one is good for pcvr (Oculus quest 2) rx 6600 or gtx 1660 super? I heard that nvidia cards are usually better than amd when it comes to VR games?
The RX 6600 will be more powerful. Not 100% sure on the difference between brands when it comes to VR. I have used the Quest 2 with both Nvidia an AMD and never noticed a difference.
Are these cards still produced, or this is new old stock ?
I believe you can still by them new from some places although they aren’t being produced. The pre-owned market is where the budget ones are though as new they seem to be priced a bit high.
I want to buy this graphic card. I have I5 8400 and gigabyte 450w power supply. Will it work on this configuration
I believe the minimum PSU for this card is in fact 450w so should be fine.
The RX 6600 comes in at the same price retail (at least here in Europe) with about 20% more performance and more features.
Kind of seems biased towards NVidia to me
If you can get an RX 6600 for the same price that’s the one to go for. Unfortunately here the RX 6600 is still holding on to a premium price compared.
1.Asus Tuf Gtx 1660 super OC
2. Msi Gtx 1660 Super Ventus XS oc
Bro which gpu best for ryzen 5 2600x and msi b450 tamahawk Max ll
Both will perform the same.
@@TechLabUK please suggest me I am confused 🤔
@@pitu3837 Both of those GPUs would perform exactly the same so it's down to what design you want really. I have never had an Asus TUF product.
@@TechLabUK ok
Your test system is exactly the PC I built today for 500 bucks. 😂
Sweet!
@@TechLabUK Great performing card... I am totally in love with it.
@@Sir-Prizse Tis a great card, didn't have any issues with it in anything really. This one has been given away now so won't be able to play around with it again until we see another.
what set up ddi you have to go with this card?
@@StormGuy.Productions Just a cheap i5-10400F, 16 GB of low latency RAM, a decent MSI mainboard and 450 watts power supply.
Hi there, what software do u use for the in game performance overlay? It looks much better than Nvidia geforce experience
How funny to ask. We recently did a video on it and how to configure it like we do. Video is here: ua-cam.com/video/_KQCcwP2mro/v-deo.html
@@TechLabUK Thank You So much
@@eliascence No problem. Happy gaming 🙂
This is the best for starter pc players cannot, wait to get it
5:49 'This card will hold you a little bit longer'
What do you mean by that? Are you expecting this card to fail in a year or so? That phrase didn't give me confidence that I can use this card as a main videocard for gaming.
It’s going to last longer than the other cards listed which were similar priced at the point of recording.
i dont understand ehy does an nvidia card supports amd fsr ??
AMD allows FSR to run with any graphics card.
Would you get this over 6600, if 1660 Super is 38€ cheaper?
No, I would get the RX 6600 as they are much better.
@@TechLabUK Thanks, m8.
is it good to pair with ryzen 4700g?
Should work great.
thanks. new sub here
Can this run red dead 2
I wanna get mods for that game rather then console limitations
Yeah, should run Red Dead 2 fine.
How you get temperature below 70C?
My gtx 1660 ventus average at 80c
When was your card last cleaned and reposted? Could also be lack of airflow as we run these in a system without the side on.
@@TechLabUK well it's been 3 years since i have this card at july 2019, i repaste week ago, and recently i add 5 artic fan to boost airflow before i upgrade fan, my gpu nearly 90c and i play games always open the side panel and temperature got 74c. Or it's because my matx case
@@arfianwismiga5912 seems strange, maybe different units behave differently. Ours seemed happy temp wise for hours benching.
What gpu would u upgrade to after a 1660 super?
Depends how far you want to go. For a decent uplift in the modern range. 6600xt / 3060Ti minimum.
My EVGA Gtx 1660 super SC ultra model always has the fans running, so I believe it's just the design of the card, Excellent choice though, and great video!
Good to know, thanks for the comment and thanks for watching 👍
@@TechLabUK btw the super sits nearer to the TI then the base 1660, about 2 - 6% difference
@@paperviewer1006 Thanks for the info. Not had chance to play with a Ti yet.
I would spend the extra $50 to get a 2060. DLSS is a game changer
Rx 6600 is cheaper and is overall better
@@Lordmagus87 not everyone lives in America. RX6600 is expensive in many 3rd world countries.
do you have any idea how expensive the 2060 is
@@jjaviation850He is brain washed by Nvidia
it rx 6600 i think in my opinion or the rx580 used in new egg for like $170
RX 6600 is a great choice, just unfortunately not at the same price level here yet. Would love to play with an RX 580 so keeping our eyes open for one.
Which CPU will you sugest with this card?
Ryzen 5600
i have same card but fans are noisy
Most annoying thing about these cards is the lack of 0DB fan control.
This is right, that the 1660 super is a good 1080p gpu, but the used-prices are too high, about 200€ and for that, its not worth it.
Luckily here they are going for around £130 pre-owned. Not great but also not bad considering the prices of others.
I bought a used 1660 super for 120usd. Very happy with my purchase
I don't know what dimension you live in, but in this world this card is priced between £250 and £300 in the UK.
Right now you can buy them for £170 in CEX or there are multiple Buy Now options on eBay from £130. Not sure where you are looking unless you have managed to find them listed new somewhere.
I got mine on Amazon in USA for $165 3 weeks ago
l just love this GPU
It is a pretty cool gpu.
The GTX 1660 Super is a very best buy
It is a good card.
Nah GTX 1080. Plus prices are still the same in New Zealand. Royally screwed down here.
Hopefully things will get better soon. Here pre-owned, older cards like this are starting to look good in terms of price but anything new gen is holding on.
@@TechLabUK I am hoping the prices will drop down some more. really like the look of the 6800. But agreed new gen is holding up there
Nope rx 6600 is the budget king, at least in Indonesia
If you're only for gaming then it'll be a YES, but if you're also a content creator then 1660 is the answer, Nvidia NVENC and CUDA codec are more beneficial than AMD Radeon
@@dcyberc4g rx 6600 has a good encoder too, if we're talking budget.. The performance is on par with 3060. And i don't see any productivity benchmark in this video too.
Iya bener sih di indonesia rx 6600 dijual sekitar 3.4 jt keatas
@@ilevenreynara6931 watch this ua-cam.com/video/lnsAvloG_ZY/v-deo.html gtx 1660 may not be in this video but my point is Nvidia GPUs are good for both gaming and content creation meanwhile AMD Radeon is good but only for gaming
I just got this card brand new for $100 Canadian
Seems a great price.
The 1660 ti is cheaper right now.
A great option if cheaper.
this gpu would be the next rx 570
Looking forward to playing with an RX 570 as we have heard they hold up quite well at once great prices.
The rx 6600 is only about $10-20 more and is substantially better 🤣
Unfortunately not the case here. Pre-owned the 1660s can easily be picked up for £100-£150 whereas the RX 6600’s are still holding on to prices of £200+. If you can get the RX 6600 for as little as $10-$20 more then that’s the one to go for.
@@TechLabUK even for that difference it is still objectively comparable. New(warranty) vs preowned with 2 more GB of vram and optional raytracing(even if not optimal at least it is there). It might even have longer driver support. In a decent amout of games there is about a 30% fps increase.
@@Lordmagus87 If you can get an RX 6600 it is a much better option.
As far as I know the RX6600 doesn't have NVENC so no, it is not substantially better. The quality of NVENC is unfortunately still superior. At least if you are into encoding videos/streaming.
@@Lee-1 Seems alright for $119 tbh. Not even sure what else you can buy for around that, might be able to get an RX 5700XT but unsure.
Rx 6600 is more better and cheaper in my country
That’s awesome, we aren’t that lucky here :(