2 weeks ago, when I was choosing components for my future pc, at the first I wanted GTX 1060, but on the next day I saw in the YT that 1660ti is released. I canceled my 1060 and ordered 1660ti. It is so good card for 2019. I tested out a lot of games and it was the best decision in my life.
I just feel like the 25% performance upgrade isn't worth spending $300 on the 1660ti. The 1060 runs all games greatly at 1080p. The game I had the worst performance in was Metro Exodus which I got 50-90fps on medium settings and the game still looks great. I would say wait until new games are just too demanding which should be 2 years because the recommended gpu for new-newish games is a 1060. I would be happy to buy a RTX 4060 for a 80%-120% performance increase for $300 in 2023.
hmmm i might get me a 1660 ti this Christmas and hand off my 1060 6gb to my sister which she plays alot of ffxiv online and is using a 760 so ya this should be a good upgrade for the both of us. :)
Well done mate. Santa ordered me the MSI GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS for Christmas and it should arrive in a few days. I upgrade from Asus GTX 1060 Dual OC with 3GB VRAM. Can't wait to test the RE2 Remake!
nice,i just ordered a msi 1660ti laptop for my first laptop, glad i opted for the 1660, i was aiming for something VR compatible as well as decently compatible and would seem i made the right choice
@@Timo_Tech sweet thats great to hear, i used the recent stim check we got to get the laptop and have just enough left over to grab the 299$ rift S, i know the resolution is not going to be as great as the vive but i just hope its still decent :), being my first ever introduction into VR i wont notice any difference anyways so. which laptop did you get? also the other specs on mine are a i7 10th gen with 16gb ram a 256ssd an 1tb hdd 144hz im so excited for this ive wanted VR since it came out but i figured id just wait a few years for them to perfect the models and come with a bunch of good games first. One game im most excited to play in VR is no mans sky im loving that game, VR in it is going to be fricken amazing i assume.
@@MadfugginMax I've got an HP OMEN 15-dc1054nr: i7-9750H GTX 1660 Ti 16GB 1TB HDD+500GB SSD If you're new to VR definitely check out the lab and NVIDIA's Fun-house which are both free and have plenty of mini games. The fun-house is cool because it shows off a lot of the physics that's possible with VR.
@@Timo_Tech ok awesome thanks for the tips and nice laptop specs. pretty much identical to mine cept my i7 is 10750H and you gots twice the ssd space :), how much you throw down for it if you dont mind me asking?, i was able to get mine on sale on amazon renewed for 1049$ an seemed to be the last renewed one in stock at that price, the rest with those specs were over 1120$ ish if i remember right.
@@MadfugginMax I got mine from Microcenter as an open box, I the new price was $999 and I got it for like $820 a year ago. Originally it came with a 256ssd but I dropped the 500 in.
1660 Ti may be a card worth getting, but it is not worth the price difference if you already own a 1060 6GB, which is what this video is about. For the loss you'd make selling your 1060 6GB and buying the 1660 Ti, it is not worth the difference in quality. Sure the FPS is technically higher according to this, but I personally couldn't tell the difference flicking my attention back and forth. I guess I'll be staying with my Asus GTX 1060 6GB Dual until the 2060 drops to a reasonable price and instead focus on a change to Ryzen.
Wait for the RTX prices to drop. RTX 2060 doesn't even perform well with the RTX on. I'm going for the GTX 1660 Ti and maybe in a few years I'll switch to RTX if they have developed and improved that technology further.
These test can be altered easy when you don't get to actually see the game setting in then actually going into the game before all of the editing. According to this video as well as some promoters here on TH-cam the 1660 Ti is a better card but to be honest it's not worth moving from the 1060 6GB it's just not that much of a major difference.
Do you think it's better to upgrade to a gtx 1060 or a gtx 1660ti from gtx 960 if I only want to play bannerlord and modded skyrim/fallout 4 on 1080p? Got a i5-4460 corsair cx430 power and still using win7, built the pc years ago for witcher 3 but didn't really enjoy it.
Either one should be a good upgrade, if going for new I'd definitely go for the 1660Ti. Didn't enjoy Witcher 3? Like how the game ran or like the story/game-play?
@@Timo_Tech Thanks for the answer. Well none itx 1660ti costs 325 and 2060 at 365 while 1060 costs 160 and 1160 around 230 in my country, so only want either 1060 or 1660. I didn't really enjoy TW3 due to gameplay and story. After playing spiderman and RDR2 I found all three of them got the same protagonist - bad mouthed wronged guy who kinda has good intention. (movies like deadpool and the new pikachu are pretty much the same personalities too) Cannot remember how it ran since didn't enjoy the game much. lol
I'm sorry but you kind of left me guessing at the end there, but I'm sure what you're saying is that the upgrade from 1060 to 1660 is worth it, correct?
Asus ROG has cool RGB lighting and different cooling. It's very expensive and I personally regard it as just a money wasting buy. It's made by Asus. Get the MSI Ventus XS instead if you are on a budget, mine's coming in a few days;)
@@Timo_Tech MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti VENTUS XS 6G OC - this one for 319,90 euro's Asus ROG-STRIX-GTX1660TI-O6G-GAMING - this one 382,90e i mean 60e difference but still if it doesnt matter which one its alot for budget builder but yoiu can get example other stores maybe this one MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus XS OC näytönohjain 6G for 269e
Yeah unfortunately that's how it goes with tech, as soon as you buy something- the newer one comes out a month later. I wouldn't sweat it too much a 1060 is still pretty solid
Showing one of the best aftermarket cooling solution for 1060 6GB as a competitor to one of the most shitty GPU coolers on the market for 1660ti. How about you compare Gaming X to a Gaming card for 1060 as you should in the first place? yea.. I thought so. While 1060 6GB cost around 280$ for an MSI Gaming, 1660ti Gaming Z costs whooping 330$. Not so good anymore huh? If you're gonna make comparisons, make sure first which card you comparing.
I'm not sure I understand your comment. You're saying that I compared one of the best cooling solutions on a 1060 and one of the worst on a 1660 Ti? Yet the 1660 Ti ran cooler.... Which would make it a good comparison if the "shitty GPU cooler" is doing better. (Also it was slim pickings on launch day )
@@Timo_Tech My comment was about the 6:46 mark, when you showed an MSI gaming 1060 6GB @280$ comparing that to a 1660ti MSI Ventus for about 280$ as well. My point was that in order to have fair comparison you'd have to compare similar cooling solution. Like MSI Gaming to MSI Gaming. These are the best coolings from MSI and 1660ti MSI Gaming is 330$ right now. But you tested the Gigabyte one, which you can purchase for as low as 210$ right now. So it's not the same price. It's not even close. Oh and by the way... You can use replay system in Fortnite to show the exact same spot on whatever hardware you will test. It's really handy and it avoids any differences in multiplayer!
@@Belfor09 Ok now that makes sense, I tested the Gigabyte as that was the only 1060 I had access to but I was more interested in comparing the chips and not cooling. While the MSI Gaming 1060 would have better cooling it's not like it was have gave 10 more FPS over that Gigabyte. Sad story about that Gigabyte 1060 it was bought less than a year ago for $350 on new egg and was the cheapest one at the time :( Also Totally going to look into the replay system!
@@Timo_Tech Yea man... I remember those dark times with GPU prices. Tho RTXes seem to went the route of overpriced gpu's once again, like it was already standard thing for them. If I may ask, how loud was that Ventus 1660ti? Have you got something that will test the noise levels? Cheers man.
@@Belfor09 Those were definitely dark times to be a new PC gamer... I don't currently have anything to test noise levels with but I thought it was pretty low. It is my brother in-laws build and he's pretty happy with it.
Stop making benchmarks in DayZ from fucking forest... you got everytime better fps in forest.. go to the elektro, cherno or svetlo and show us real fps...
2 weeks ago, when I was choosing components for my future pc, at the first I wanted GTX 1060, but on the next day I saw in the YT that 1660ti is released. I canceled my 1060 and ordered 1660ti. It is so good card for 2019. I tested out a lot of games and it was the best decision in my life.
I'm still running a ROG STRIKER-GTX760-P-4GD5
... Time to upgrade.
And it would be a nice upgrade!
I just feel like the 25% performance upgrade isn't worth spending $300 on the 1660ti. The 1060 runs all games greatly at 1080p. The game I had the worst performance in was Metro Exodus which I got 50-90fps on medium settings and the game still looks great. I would say wait until new games are just too demanding which should be 2 years because the recommended gpu for new-newish games is a 1060. I would be happy to buy a RTX 4060 for a 80%-120% performance increase for $300 in 2023.
1060 6g is definitely no slouch of GPU for 1080p
hmmm i might get me a 1660 ti this Christmas and hand off my 1060 6gb to my sister which she plays alot of ffxiv online and is using a 760 so ya this should be a good upgrade for the both of us. :)
Wish I had a brother like you!
Well done mate. Santa ordered me the MSI GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS for Christmas and it should arrive in a few days.
I upgrade from Asus GTX 1060 Dual OC with 3GB VRAM. Can't wait to test the RE2 Remake!
@@TeurastajaNexus 🎅 for the win!
@@Timo_Tech You got it Sir!
im going to say that 1660ti is too good for mid gaming in 2019 with cheapest price
Agreed!
1660S ventus is new budget king
nice,i just ordered a msi 1660ti laptop for my first laptop, glad i opted for the 1660, i was aiming for something VR compatible as well as decently compatible and would seem i made the right choice
Awesome! I use a laptop with a 1660 Ti to run my HTC Vive and it works out great!
@@Timo_Tech sweet thats great to hear, i used the recent stim check we got to get the laptop and have just enough left over to grab the 299$ rift S, i know the resolution is not going to be as great as the vive but i just hope its still decent :), being my first ever introduction into VR i wont notice any difference anyways so. which laptop did you get? also the other specs on mine are a i7 10th gen with 16gb ram a 256ssd an 1tb hdd 144hz im so excited for this ive wanted VR since it came out but i figured id just wait a few years for them to perfect the models and come with a bunch of good games first. One game im most excited to play in VR is no mans sky im loving that game, VR in it is going to be fricken amazing i assume.
@@MadfugginMax I've got an HP OMEN 15-dc1054nr:
i7-9750H
GTX 1660 Ti
16GB
1TB HDD+500GB SSD
If you're new to VR definitely check out the lab and NVIDIA's Fun-house which are both free and have plenty of mini games. The fun-house is cool because it shows off a lot of the physics that's possible with VR.
@@Timo_Tech ok awesome thanks for the tips and nice laptop specs. pretty much identical to mine cept my i7 is 10750H and you gots twice the ssd space :), how much you throw down for it if you dont mind me asking?, i was able to get mine on sale on amazon renewed for 1049$ an seemed to be the last renewed one in stock at that price, the rest with those specs were over 1120$ ish if i remember right.
@@MadfugginMax I got mine from Microcenter as an open box, I the new price was $999 and I got it for like $820 a year ago. Originally it came with a 256ssd but I dropped the 500 in.
Hm.. I'm using 1060, seem like no need to upgrade yet.
Same here
1660 Ti may be a card worth getting, but it is not worth the price difference if you already own a 1060 6GB, which is what this video is about. For the loss you'd make selling your 1060 6GB and buying the 1660 Ti, it is not worth the difference in quality. Sure the FPS is technically higher according to this, but I personally couldn't tell the difference flicking my attention back and forth. I guess I'll be staying with my Asus GTX 1060 6GB Dual until the 2060 drops to a reasonable price and instead focus on a change to Ryzen.
Wait for the RTX prices to drop. RTX 2060 doesn't even perform well with the RTX on. I'm going for the GTX 1660 Ti and maybe in a few years I'll switch to RTX if they have developed and improved that technology further.
These test can be altered easy when you don't get to actually see the game setting in then actually going into the game before all of the editing. According to this video as well as some promoters here on TH-cam the 1660 Ti is a better card but to be honest it's not worth moving from the 1060 6GB it's just not that much of a major difference.
Yeah they say it's usually not worth the price to jump every gen. But going from say a 960 would be a huge jump in performance.
Do you think it's better to upgrade to a gtx 1060 or a gtx 1660ti from gtx 960 if I only want to play bannerlord and modded skyrim/fallout 4 on 1080p?
Got a i5-4460 corsair cx430 power and still using win7, built the pc years ago for witcher 3 but didn't really enjoy it.
Either one should be a good upgrade, if going for new I'd definitely go for the 1660Ti. Didn't enjoy Witcher 3? Like how the game ran or like the story/game-play?
@@Timo_Tech Thanks for the answer.
Well none itx 1660ti costs 325 and 2060 at 365 while 1060 costs 160 and 1160 around 230 in my country, so only want either 1060 or 1660.
I didn't really enjoy TW3 due to gameplay and story. After playing spiderman and RDR2 I found all three of them got the same protagonist - bad mouthed wronged guy who kinda has good intention. (movies like deadpool and the new pikachu are pretty much the same personalities too)
Cannot remember how it ran since didn't enjoy the game much. lol
@@leeh5948 Personally I go with the 1660 @ 230
Hi, how many case fans did you have while benchmarking? Do you think the Ventus model's temp can be fine without case fans?
I only had one exhaust fan in the rear.
I'm sorry but you kind of left me guessing at the end there, but I'm sure what you're saying is that the upgrade from 1060 to 1660 is worth it, correct?
Its a good upgrade from 1060 6GB to 1660ti?
Best is to upgrade into 1660S... 15-20 dolar more and its almost like Ti
2020:
man this 1060 really slowing me down, might get an rtx 3070 or a 1080 ti soon
2021:
*ye this 1660 looks good*
Ha! WAIT are you saying you've got a 1060 available?!?
I have i5 10th gen and I'm getting gtx 1660
Can someone tell me what's the difference between asus rog strix 6gb 1660 ti and this ti ?
Asus ROG has cool RGB lighting and different cooling. It's very expensive and I personally regard it as just a money wasting buy. It's made by Asus. Get the MSI Ventus XS instead if you are on a budget, mine's coming in a few days;)
Performance should be roughly the same, strix probably offers some RGB lighting.
@@Timo_Tech JarheadPLaying so basically its just for show :D its more expensive because ''it looks more cool''... lmao
@@owned7535 Bingo! What is the price difference where you're at?
@@Timo_Tech MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti VENTUS XS 6G OC - this one for 319,90 euro's Asus ROG-STRIX-GTX1660TI-O6G-GAMING - this one 382,90e i mean 60e difference but still if it doesnt matter which one its alot for budget builder but yoiu can get example other stores maybe this one MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus XS OC näytönohjain 6G for 269e
motherboard?
Gigabyte Aorus B450 m
1660 TI has same power draw 120w like 1060 6gb?
Uhuuhuu yes
Would a ryzen 5 2600x run well with this card?
Yep!
What aboit ryzen 5 2600 am4 6core
Can I run this a with my ryzen 1700 fine?
totally!!
Stellar vid as always bro
Thanks! But I do owe you credit on the cocaine-white bit...lol When you said that in the controller unboxing, I was like YES!
@@Timo_Tech LOL!!
Whats better gtx 1060 with i5 8400k 16gb ram or 1660 i7 8700k 16ram?
GTX 1660 obviously.
2:38 - song name?
That's just the in game music of the benchmark.
@@Timo_Tech Sounds very close to a post-rock band the name of which I have forgotten :(
I've brought 1060 6gb two months ago and I'm regarding
Yeah unfortunately that's how it goes with tech, as soon as you buy something- the newer one comes out a month later. I wouldn't sweat it too much a 1060 is still pretty solid
Mobo?
Gigabyte Aorus B450 m
Showing one of the best aftermarket cooling solution for 1060 6GB as a competitor to one of the most shitty GPU coolers on the market for 1660ti. How about you compare Gaming X to a Gaming card for 1060 as you should in the first place? yea.. I thought so. While 1060 6GB cost around 280$ for an MSI Gaming, 1660ti Gaming Z costs whooping 330$. Not so good anymore huh? If you're gonna make comparisons, make sure first which card you comparing.
I'm not sure I understand your comment. You're saying that I compared one of the best cooling solutions on a 1060 and one of the worst on a 1660 Ti? Yet the 1660 Ti ran cooler.... Which would make it a good comparison if the "shitty GPU cooler" is doing better. (Also it was slim pickings on launch day )
@@Timo_Tech My comment was about the 6:46 mark, when you showed an MSI gaming 1060 6GB @280$ comparing that to a 1660ti MSI Ventus for about 280$ as well. My point was that in order to have fair comparison you'd have to compare similar cooling solution. Like MSI Gaming to MSI Gaming. These are the best coolings from MSI and 1660ti MSI Gaming is 330$ right now. But you tested the Gigabyte one, which you can purchase for as low as 210$ right now. So it's not the same price. It's not even close. Oh and by the way... You can use replay system in Fortnite to show the exact same spot on whatever hardware you will test. It's really handy and it avoids any differences in multiplayer!
@@Belfor09 Ok now that makes sense, I tested the Gigabyte as that was the only 1060 I had access to but I was more interested in comparing the chips and not cooling. While the MSI Gaming 1060 would have better cooling it's not like it was have gave 10 more FPS over that Gigabyte. Sad story about that Gigabyte 1060 it was bought less than a year ago for $350 on new egg and was the cheapest one at the time :( Also Totally going to look into the replay system!
@@Timo_Tech Yea man... I remember those dark times with GPU prices. Tho RTXes seem to went the route of overpriced gpu's once again, like it was already standard thing for them. If I may ask, how loud was that Ventus 1660ti? Have you got something that will test the noise levels? Cheers man.
@@Belfor09 Those were definitely dark times to be a new PC gamer... I don't currently have anything to test noise levels with but I thought it was pretty low. It is my brother in-laws build and he's pretty happy with it.
Nice vid!
Thanks man!
Thank you só much
Solid right?
Yup I am regretting after Buying GTX1060 6GB
, Now i want GTX 1660Ti
Kenan Gain I still think the 2060 is more worth it with it being like just $50 and has better performance
Im not and also just bought gtx 1060 in 2019 :)
2060 is definitely worth the extra 70$ at least
@@nugrahramadhani6265 i bought it when the mining apocalypse happened :(
Not worth it, 2070 is pretty good upgrade.
@TMC hitbar Well, 2070 is basically 1080, which is pretty damn good card for me. Still RTX series are a joke, compared to pascal cards.
Stop making benchmarks in DayZ from fucking forest... you got everytime better fps in forest.. go to the elektro, cherno or svetlo and show us real fps...