MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X
October, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$259 USMSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X Benchmarks (VULKAN)
DOOM
In 2016, Id finally released DOOM. My testing wouldn’t be complete without including this title. All cards were capable of delivering ample frame rates at the 1440p resolution using Nightmare settings, so my focus turned to 4K.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein is back in The New Colossus and features the most fast-paced, gory and brutal FPS action ever! The game once again puts us back in the Nazi-controlled world as BJ Blazkowicz. Set during an alternate future where Nazis won the World War, the game shows that it can be fun and can be brutal to the player and to the enemy too. Powering the new title is once again, id Tech 6 which is much acclaimed after the success that DOOM has become. In a way, ID has regained their glorious FPS roots and are slaying with every new title.
Ultra HQ-AF, Vulkan, Async Compute On *if available, Deferred Rendering and GPU culling off
We tested the game at Ultra settings under the Vulkan API which is standard. Async Compute was enabled for graphics cards that support it while deferred rendering and GPU culling were disabled.
Contents
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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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