MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X
October, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$259 USTest Setup
We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. Latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used from AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 10. All games that were tested were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
GPU Test Bench 2019 (GTX 1660 SUPER):
| CPU | Intel Core i9-9900K @ 4.70 GHz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AORUS Z390 Master |
| Video Cards | GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus XS MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor X OC MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 580 OC XFX Radeon R9 Fury X Liquid Cooled |
| Memory | G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (4 X 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz |
| Storage | Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB) |
| Power Supply | ASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
- All games were tested on 2560×1440 (2K) and 3840×2160 (4K) resolutions.
- Image Quality and graphics configurations have been provided in the screenshots below.
- The “reference” cards are the stock configs while the “overclock” cards are factory overclocked configs provided to us by various AIB partners.
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Forget about the GeForce GTX 1660 and the RX 590, the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER offers much better performance at just $230 US which remains unchallenged. MSI's Gaming X makes it even better by offering a ground-tested custom design with a factory overclock out of the box and premium component choices that make it a deal worth it for mainstream users.
- 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 on MSI Gaming X
- Great design with a brushed metal backplate
- Idle fan stop technology for lower noise
- Good Noise levels on both custom cards
- 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
- Custom model costs a bit extra
- 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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