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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

4.3 · 1,049 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
6 GB
CUDA
1,536
FP32
5.437 TF
Bandwidth
288 GB/s
TDP
120W
Boost
1770 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute5.437 TFLOPS5%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth288 GB/s16%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity6 GB19%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units1,5367%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency14/10024%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy10,800pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)5,580pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)1,560spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute74,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming30
Ray tracing31
AI / Compute31
Creator / 3D30
Power efficiency14
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 27 fps
1080p
45
1440p
26
4K
11
Counter-Strike 2avg 91 fps
1080p
170
1440p
71
4K
32
Fortniteavg 79 fps
1080p
139
1440p
73
4K
24
Battlefield 5avg 72 fps
1080p
99
1440p
74
4K
42
Far Cry 5avg 63 fps
1080p
91
1440p
65
4K
34
Valorantavg 174 fps
1080p
114
1440p
228
4K
179

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
97fps
1440p
55fps
4K
41fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($279) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.52
1440p
$4.44
4K
$6.77
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love how it handles 1080p gaming without breaking a sweat, running cool and quiet. The main complaint is the lack of ray tracing and DLSS support, feeling dated for newer titles.

Pros
  • Plays 1080p games with zero fuss
  • Great efficiency, runs cool and quiet
  • Solid 60fps in most modern titles
  • Durable build, still holds up well
Cons
  • No ray tracing or DLSS support
  • Needs a power supply upgrade
  • Outdated for modern AAA games

Supported technologies

NVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Turing
Process node
12 nm
Transistors
6.6 B
SM Count
12
Release date
2019
Launch price
$279
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
1,536
TMUs
96
ROPs
48
L2 cache
1536 MB
Memory
Size
6 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
192-bit
Bandwidth
288 GB/s
Memory clock
1500 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1500 MHz
Boost clock
1770 MHz
FP32 (float)
5.437 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
5.437 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
85 GPixel/s
Texture rate
169.9 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
120W
Suggested PSU
250W
Power connectors
1x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Length
229 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
7.5
Verdict

Our verdict on the GTX 1660 Ti

A mid-range 2019 Turing card that lacks ray tracing but offers solid 1080p performance with efficient power use.

Get it if you need a solid 1080p card for today’s games without ray tracing and want good value used. Skip it if you plan to play modern heavy titles at higher settings or want ray tracing support.

Buy it if…

  • Buy it if you need a great 1080p gaming card on a budget.
  • Buy it if you want a reliable upgrade from an older GTX 960 or 1060.
  • Buy it if you play esports titles at high settings without breaking the bank.
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