GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC 6 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review

Conclusion - GALAX SUPERCHARGES Your Games With 1660 SUPER EX OC

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC is a great card for those looking to play gamers at 1080p or even 1440p resolutions. The thing about the 1660 SUPER is that it is just a great card that has no competition at the moment. There are some pretty unique and impressive custom options out in the market but GALAX's version is sweet too.

For a $20 US premium, the graphics card rocks a nice cooler and has the added features such as a non-reference PCB, a factory overclock and a metal backplate. There's also RGB for those who want that extra OOMPH! from their $250 US purchase. GALAX is using the EX OC model as their top-end variant of the GeForce GTX1660 SUPER. You can get the card in either black or white color and either one looks great. The black variant has the whole stealth look which I really like.

As for the card itself, you can't get away much with overclocking since the card is already running at some pretty hefty clock speeds out of the box. The card has a factory shipped clock rate of 1830 MHz but something that put me off was the way AIBs require you to install their proprietary GPU software to unlock higher clock speeds. The 1-click OC feature included on the card requires you to go to GALAX's webpage, download their Xtreme Tuner Plus software and use the software to make your card run faster.

Yes, the card comes with an 1845 MHz clock profile but you can only unlock it through GALAX's Xtreme Tuner Plus application. Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with the application itself, it has some intuitive features and lets you control a lot of features on the card itself e.g. RGB, Fan Speed, Temps/Clock monitoring. But AIBs (not just GALAX) could simply add a BIOS switch on their cards or if budget limits them from adding a secondary BIOS on mainstream cards, then simply ship it at the maximum frequency so that users get the rated performance out of the box because there will be many users who would proceed to use the card as it is without tinkering with any tuning software.

With that said, GALAX has a nice and compact option in their GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC. One which offers a solid 1845 MHz clock speed on a stealthy cooler which rocks a beefy heatsink and a solid metal backplate that looks great and delivers some great thermal results. 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!

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9.9

WCCFTECH RATING

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!

Pros

• 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

Cons

• 1845 MHz Profile only unlocked through proprietary Xtreme Tuner Plus application
• No RT Cores For Ray Tracing Support
• No Tensor Cores For DLSS Support

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