I Bought a GTX 1660 in 2023... Is it Still Good at 1080p?

In 2019, the GTX 1660 was popular among gamers and streamers. Thanks to its excellent performance at 1080p and brand new (at the time) Turing encoder!

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[monkeh]

I got this card for less than £100 in 2020 (before the gpu prices went crazy!) and it’s served me really well. I’m more than happy to continue using it until a really good deal on a newer graphics card comes along! Also, first video I’ve seen from you, good stuff! Reminds me of the RandomGaminginHD channel 🙂

[DiamondDepthYT]

I have a 1660 6gb, and it's running well. Got for around $120.
I play VR on it all of the time!

[paradxcal]

Great video! Amazing quality, as always!

[Beltranx]

I've had a pre-built with a 1660ti it handles everything I have thrown at it on max settings.

[souvikchatterjee]

I have GTX 1660s.. Recently upgraded from RX 570 4GB. Great content my noble friend. 😇

[bramvandenbroeck]

This is the card i went with before the prices went through the roof, i got it brand new for 200 euro, which, in 2019, wasn't bad at all, and yes, it is still in my rig to this day, paired with a i5 6500, the platform starts to show its age, but a new rig is on its way, and i will transfer the gpu over, no need to upgrade for the kind of games that i play. You don't always need the top of the line to have fun, some people were mocking me for buying this card, but i said the same thing and they seemed to agree that, after i showed them what this card can do, it is a pretty descend option for casual gaming.

[TheSpanjaMan]

Great video! I have the MSI Gaming X model. 4 years old and still has some bang.
I noticed you recommend Zero Dawn be played at high with this GPU.
I played that game on the same GPU. Benchmark is not presentable to the actual gameplay.
You need to tone down most stuff to medium to get that 60 FPS mark.

[xtremegamer]

Hi there I'm new to your channel and I can say right away that i love it, from introduction to provide information, I want to say thank you for This great content and keep up the great work

[pedroclaro]

Got one of these last week, paired with a humble Xeon e5 2650 v4. Full pc for 220€.
it handles everything in 1080p and lots in 2K. I’m am overwhelmed by the amount of games it handles, and it does it well! It’s insane to me how much it can do for the money

[jonpeley]

The 5600g and and a GTX 1660 is my setup. I'm quite happy with it. If you wanna play in 1080p high settings you don't need more stuff.

[MisterOnJ]

Been using it since 2020. (2024-September rn)
Barely did any maintenances unless the pc gets the overheating since I'm just a lazy guy.
Still holding up whenever I play Apex, Warframe, etc. Its not the greatest, but def not the worst. Can be an option for those looking for a decent option nowadays tho

[tinyturtle]

Thanks for reviewing these budget cards. Im looking to upgrade the PC I built in 2019 ( 1660 Super, 10th gen i3, and a cheap mobo) After watching, i think $300 upgrade for CPU and MOBO will be better than a $300 GPU

[MarkHyde]

Used the heck out of my GTX 1660 (ASUS TUF Gaming 3 fan edition) for a while till I got my NVIDIA RTX 3060 I now have. Great video.

[andystech]

This will be an interesting one as even the 1660s/1660ti have struggled in a few of the newest AAA “Plague Tale 😱”

[JetScreamer_YT]

This is a VR monster! I bought it during the night (Edit: height) of the pandemic. Almost $400! But I'm not mad, because it exceeded my expectations! Without overclocking!
120fps on most VR games. I changed the thermal paste and cleaned the fans, and at idle it's only 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Sometimes it goes over 150 degrees Fahrenheit, but you really have to push it.
I don't anticipate having to replace it for a few years.

[Ethan_]

Im using a 1660S OC and it is serving me pretty good for 1080p144, and 1080p60 high settings on AAA

[zretil]

but for future games especially the ones on UA5, this card is pretty much done for, I'm expecting it to run below 60 fps even at low settings, I'm already seeing that with titles like hogwarts and dead space.

[PlimboBeebles]

I ordered one for $90 for my extreme budget pc build. currently with a new psu and the 1660 ordered im still under $200

[itsprod.]

This card is starting to show its age even the TI editions. I have this card on a second build which I like to have 2 PCs one high end and one Mid range but man I really hope AMD and an Nvidia come out soon with their budget ones if we can even say that word anymore lol. Oh and Intel too but ima skip on their first Gen of cards and wait till the next Arcs

[haveacigar]

1660 is great for me, I have it overclocked fairly high and I use the image sharpening feature at 70%