[38 Gaming tests + videos] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti – the worst nightmare of the RTX 2060 80W
The current mid-range class is pretty populated with a lot of video cards to choose from – starting with the GTX 1650 and you can go all the way up to RTX 2060 with its three TGP versions. These are a lot of GPUs in this price category and maybe it’s a bit messy for the regular user which one is the best choice. There is one particular video card that sometimes is staying in the shadows because of its bigger sibling (RTX 2060) – the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.
The reason why we are saying that is because of the fact that the non-RTX chip isn’t too far away from the performance levels of the bigger one. To be more specific, we are talking about the GTX 1660 Ti versus the 80W version of the RTX 2060. The tensor cores of the latter are additional “weight” that needs more power, and when you add more CUDA core in the mix sometimes 80W TGP isn’t enough and in moments like this, the GTX 1660 Ti takes the lead. But we will discuss that a bit later on.
Meanwhile, you can check out all available laptops with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti here:
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Specs overview
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a Turing GPU that has 1536 CUDAs, 48 ROPs, 80W TGP, and a 192-bit memory bus. We have a 1455 MHz base clock and a 1590 MHz boost clock. As for the memory, its frequency is 12000 MHz.
GPU comparison table
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | |
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Architecture | Turing |
GPU chip | TU116 |
Shader units | 1536 |
ROPs | 48 |
Base Clock (MHz) | 1455 |
Boost clock (MHz) | 1590 |
Memory clock (MHz) | 12000 |
Memory size (MB) | 6GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 |
Memory bus width (bit) | 192 |
TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 80W |
DirectX version | 12.1 |
Technology | 12nm |
RTX capabilities | Yes |
Release date | 01.2019 |
Detailed specs | Link |
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 345 fps | 313 fps | 277 fps |
DOTA 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 180 fps | 160 fps | 144 fps | 122 fps |
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 173 fps | 134 fps | 73 fps | 46 fps |
For Honor | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
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GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 136 fps | 128 fps | 97 fps |
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 291 fps | 213 fps | 197 fps | 174 fps |
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 163 fps | 127 fps | 65 fps | 43 fps |
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 93 fps | 85 fps | 74 fps | 48 fps |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 89 fps | 78 fps | 75 fps | 53 fps |
Doom (2016) | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 186 fps | 158 fps | 155 fps |
Doom Eternal | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 141 fps | 131 fps | 125 fps |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 95 fps | 61 fps | 34 fps | 17 fps |
Metro Exodus | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 115 fps | 52 fps | 24 fps |
Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 137 fps | 101 fps | 81 fps | 65 fps |
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 87 fps | 81 fps | 70 fps | 50 fps |
Hearthstone | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 264 fps | 351 fps | 57 fps |
Minecraft | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, Maximum (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 703 fps | 48 fps |
League Of Legends | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, V.High (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 242 fps | 251 fps | 235 fps |
Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 580 fps | 294 fps |
Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 250 fps | 212 fps | 135 fps |
PUBG | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 165 fps | 135 fps | 132 fps | 109 fps |
Darksiders Genesis | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Mid (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 161 fps | 141 fps | 124 fps | 105 fps |
Halo Reach | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Original (Check settings) | Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 242 fps | 192 fps | 165 fps |
Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 113 fps | 92 fps | 63 fps | 49 fps |
Team Fortress 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 160 fps | 151 fps |
eFootball PES 2020 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 202 fps | 165 fps |
FIFA 20 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 220 fps | 209 fps |
The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 180 fps | 132 fps | 110 fps | 72 fps |
Need For Speed Heat | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 82 fps | 71 fps | 65 fps |
Apex Legends | Full HD, Min. (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 219 fps | 166 fps | 116 fps |
Battlefield V | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 155 fps | 119 fps | 104 fps | 98 fps |
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 109 fps | 98 fps | 76 fps |
ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 136 fps | 66 fps | 54 fps | 34 fps |
Total War Three Kingdoms | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 180 fps | 110 fps | 69 fps | 48 fps |
Warframe | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 260 fps | 238 fps |
World Of Tanks Encore | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 589 fps | 262 fps | 137 fps |
Resident Evil 2 | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Balanced (Check settings) | Full HD, Graphics P. (Check settings) | Full HD, Max (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 166 fps | 143 fps | 125 fps | 106 fps |
Path Of Exile | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 406 fps | 142 fps | 60 fps |
Verdict
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a great video card. It offers almost the same (if not equal) performance when compared to RTX 2060. The receipt for this is that the GTX 1660 Ti lacks tensor cores that probably are eating some amount of the TGP of the RTX 2060 80W. For the tests of GTX 1660 Ti and RTX 2060, we were using two almost identical Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54), both with Intel Core i7-9750H, both have the same cooling solution, but the GTX 1660 Ti was boosting 200 MHz or even 220 MHz+ higher than the other video card.
Probably in some other configurations the RTX 2060 80W could take the lead but based on our experience with these two GPUs on different laptops, we are pretty sure that both are always close to each other. We’re not saying that the RTX 2060 is a bad video card but if you don’t need the RTX capabilities there is no point to spend extra money on it. The 90W version is a bit faster and maybe it’s a bit better choice but still, the GTX 1660 Ti is the best bang for its money when it comes to price/performance ratio.
All laptops equipped with the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti