AMD · RX 6000
Performance index, 1440p19
CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card tracked
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- Power
- 132 W
- MSRP
- $329
NVIDIAGTX 16TuringOut of production
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
A 6 GB GTX card without ray tracing hardware or DLSS, and a common point of reference for upgrade questions. It still plays lighter and older games at 1080p, and a modern entry-level card is a large step up in speed and features.
- Performance index, 1440p
- 15
- Entry-level
- VRAM
- 6 GB
- GDDR6
- Board power
- 125 W
- 450 W PSU recommended
- Launch MSRP
- $229
- No verified current price
Schematic illustration of a NVIDIA graphics card, shown in place of a photograph of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Where to buy
$229MSRP
Launch MSRP in US dollars, as set by the manufacturer at release. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today. The Amazon store the link opens depends on your location and charges in its own currency (US dollars, euros or pounds): expect a different figure there, and treat that page as the authority on what the card actually costs.
This card is out of production, so street prices are especially unpredictable.
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Should you buy it?
The GTX 1660 Super in one screen
Generated from this card's own specifications and its standing against every other card CompareYourGPU tracks. Every line below is backed by a figure on this page.
Should you buy it?
Not enough data to advise
CompareYourGPU is missing either a performance figure or a price for this card, so it will not issue a recommendation it cannot support.
Entry-level 1080p gaming with upscaling
Why
- Estimated performance index of 18 at 1080p, where 100 is the fastest card CompareYourGPU tracks.
- 7.9 index points per $100 at 1080p, among the strongest value here, based on launch MSRP.
- At 1080p the GTX 1660 Super is 30.8% slower than the Arc B570 while costing $123 less, which gives it the better performance per dollar of the two. Based on launch MSRP.
Derived from this card's specifications, CompareYourGPU's estimated performance indices and launch MSRP. No verified current price is on record.
Watch out for
6 GB of memory is below the 8 GB CompareYourGPU treats as the practical floor at 1080p. Expect to manage texture settings rather than ignore them.
Estimated
GTX 1660 Super gaming performance
How the card is expected to hold up at each resolution, and how it sits against the cards closest to it.
1080p
18- Entry-level
45-60 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
Below 60 FPS natively6 GB is below the 8 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1080p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
1440p
15- Entry-level
25-40 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
Below 60 FPS natively6 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
4K
11- Entry-level
10-15 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
Below 60 FPS natively6 GB is below the 12 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 4K. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
CompareYourGPU estimate
Performance indices are aggregated from public review coverage, not measured by CompareYourGPU. Frame-rate ranges are modelled from those indices. How this is calculated.
- GTX 1660 SuperNVIDIA15
- RX 6600AMD19
- RTX 2060NVIDIA15
- GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA10
- RTX 5050NVIDIA22
CompareYourGPU estimate. 100 = the fastest card tracked.
- GTX 1660 SuperNVIDIAData unavailable
- RX 6600AMDData unavailable
- RTX 2060NVIDIAData unavailable
- GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIAData unavailable
- RTX 5050NVIDIA21
CompareYourGPU estimate. Ray-traced performance does not track rasterisation performance, which is why it is charted separately.
Measured
Gaming benchmarks
Frame-rate figures transcribed from named third-party measurements, grouped so that two different test methodologies are never mixed in one table.
No measured frame-rate data is recorded for the GTX 1660 Super yet, so the performance figures on this page are CompareYourGPU's labelled estimates. How benchmark data is handled.
In the meantime, the game pages set out what makes each title demanding and which resolutions this class of card suits. Heavy titles worth checking: Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy.
Manufacturer figures
GTX 1660 Super specifications
Published by the manufacturer. Terms with a dotted underline can be expanded for a plain-English explanation.
Graphics processor
- Architecture
- Turing
- GPU die
- TU116
- 1,408NVIDIA calls these CUDA cores
- Data unavailable
- Data unavailable
- Data unavailable
- 1,530 MHz
- 1,785 MHz
Memory
- 6 GB
- GDDR6
- 192-bit
- 336 GB/s
- Memory speed
- 14 Gbps
Power and cooling
- 125 W
- 450 W
- Power connectors
- 1x 8-pin
Physical
- Length
- 229 mm
- Height from bracket
- Data unavailable
- 2 slotsNo Founders Edition. Length is TechPowerUp's reference board; NVIDIA's own table lists a figure that appears mislabeled, so the other dimensions are omitted. Partner boards vary.
Display outputs
- Outputs
- 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.0b
- Display support
- NVIDIA: DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI-D on the reference spec; max digital resolution 7680x4320 at 120 Hz (DP 1.4 with DSC); no USB-C / VirtualLink. Output counts (1 DP, 1 HDMI, 1 DVI) from TechPowerUp. Partner boards vary.
Release and availability
- Launch date
- October 29, 2019
- Generation
- GTX 16
- $229
- Availability
- Out of production
Technologies and features
What this card supports, and what each feature actually does for you.
Not supported in hardware.
FSR 3.1, XeSS. Availability in any individual game depends on the developer implementing it.
No frame generation support.
No AV1 encode. NVENC 7th generation (Turing). NVDEC 4th generation.
Strengths, weaknesses and who it suits
CompareYourGPU's assessment, grounded in the specifications above rather than in marketing material.
Strengths
- 125 W from a single 8-pin connector
- 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus
- FSR and XeSS work on it, though not DLSS
Weaknesses
- No hardware ray tracing and no DLSS
- 6 GB of memory is limiting in recent games
- No AV1 decode
- Discontinued
Best for
- Esports and older titles at 1080p
- Low-power builds
Not ideal for
- Recent games at high settings
- Ray tracing or DLSS
Price, value and efficiency
What the card costs, what that price should be for the performance, and what it returns per dollar and per watt.
$229MSRP
Launch MSRP in US dollars, as set by the manufacturer at release. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today. The Amazon store the link opens depends on your location and charges in its own currency (US dollars, euros or pounds): expect a different figure there, and treat that page as the authority on what the card actually costs.
Performance per dollar
6.6
Performance index points per $100 at 1440p, calculated from launch MSRP.
That places it in the upper half of the database on value.
Performance per watt
12.0
Performance index points per 100 W of board power at 1440p.
That places it in the bottom quarter of the database on efficiency.
GTX 1660 Super frequently asked questions
Is the GTX 1660 Super good for 1080p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 45-60 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That is below a sustained 60 FPS at this resolution without upscaling. 6 GB is below the 8 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1080p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
Is the GTX 1660 Super good for 1440p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 25-40 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That is below a sustained 60 FPS at this resolution without upscaling. 6 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
Is the GTX 1660 Super good for 4K gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 10-15 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That is below a sustained 60 FPS at this resolution without upscaling. 6 GB is below the 12 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 4K. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
How much VRAM does the GTX 1660 Super have?
The GTX 1660 Super has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, giving 336 GB/s of bandwidth. 6 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
What power supply does the GTX 1660 Super need?
NVIDIA recommends a 450 W power supply for a complete system built around the GTX 1660 Super, which draws 125 W of board power. It uses 1x 8-pin.
Which upscaling technologies does the GTX 1660 Super support?
It supports FSR 3.1, XeSS. It has no frame generation support. Support for any individual upscaler also depends on the game implementing it, so availability varies title by title.
How much does the GTX 1660 Super cost?
It launched at $229 MSRP and is now out of production. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price on record for this card, so check a retailer for what it actually sells for today.
What competes with the GTX 1660 Super?
Its closest competitor from another manufacturer is the RX 6600 at $329. On CompareYourGPU's estimated 1440p index the GTX 1660 Super is about 21% behind, before ray tracing, memory capacity and upscaling support are taken into account.
Sources and last updated
Sources
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super product pageSpecifications
- NVIDIA GeForce comparison tableCore counts, clocks, memory configuration, board power and recommended system power
- TechPowerUp GPU DatabaseSpecifications, memory bandwidth, clocks and dimensions
Where sources disagree
- Recommended power supply
- 450 W (NVIDIA) — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super product page
- 300 W (TechPowerUp) — TechPowerUp GPU Database
NVIDIA's figure is used.
Record last edited . Specifications have not yet been re-checked against the manufacturer's own page in this pass.
How to read this page
- Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures, cited on the left.
- Performance indices and frame-rate ranges are CompareYourGPU estimates and are labelled as such wherever they appear.
- Prices are launch MSRP unless a verified current price is on record. CompareYourGPU publishes no price it has not checked.
- Strengths, weaknesses and suitability are editorial judgements derived from the specifications above.