GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC
October, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$249 USGALAX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC Power Consumption
I compiled the power consumption results by testing each card under idle and full stress when the card was running games. Each graphics card manufacturer sets a default TDP for the card which can vary from vendor to vendor depending on the extra clocks or board features they plugin on their custom cards. The default TDP for the GTX 1660 SUPER is 125W (Reference) while the cards I tested feature custom PCBs with better power delivery. This puts the TDP of the card around the same level as the GeForce GTX 1060 and GeForce GTX 1660 which was also at 120W.
Power Consumption
Also, it's worth noting that the 12nm FFN process from TSMC is a refinement of their 16nm FF node. NVIDIA is cramping even larger amounts of transistors and more cores than their previous cards, making it one of the densest chips built to date. It's likely to consume a lot of power and the results are reflective of that.
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For 1080p gamers, streamers and eSports fans, the GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC from GALAX at $250 US is a serious option and a great mainstream contender to consider!
- More performance for the same price
- Almost as fast as the GTX 1660 Ti for less
- Faster Than The GTX 1660 6 GB and Radeon RX 590 8 GB
- Good upgrade from GTX 960 and GTX 1060 6 GB
- Great performance for 1080p Gaming Titles
- Great performance for eSports Gaming Titles
- Great thermals with GALAX's dual-fan cooler
- Great design with a brushed metal backplate
- Idle fan stop technology for lower noise
- Power efficiency further increased
- Support NVIDIA Adaptive Shading Technology
- Good driver support for GeForce products, compatibility with DX11, DX12, Vulkan, OpenGL titles
- Good Display Connectivity, support for VESA Adaptive-Sync
Pros
- 1845 MHz Profile only unlocked through proprietary Xtreme Tuner Plus application
- No RT Cores For Ray Tracing Support
- No Tensor Cores For DLSS Support
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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