Gigabyte GV-N166TOC-6GD
The 1536 CUDA cores at 1800MHz boost and 6GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus deliver solid 1080p gaming performance, while the Windforce 2X cooling system with alternate spinning fans keeps the 120W TDP card quiet under load. Its 226mm length and dual-slot design fit most mid-tower cases, and the AORUS engine software provides straightforward fan and clock controls. This card suits budget-conscious gamers building a 1080p rig who want reliable frame rates in esports and mainstream titles without spending on higher-tier GPUs.
GPU GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
VRAM 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1800 MHz
TDP 120 W
Memory Bus 192 bit
Class consumer
40 Overall Score
Price CA$858
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong efficiency (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong affordability (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average compute (18th percentile)
- Below average ai (21st percentile)
- Below average vram (24th percentile)
- Below average rt (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 12 |
Memory
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 288 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 1536 |
| Base Clock | 1800 |
| Boost Clock | 1800 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 10.87 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 5.437 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 12598 |
| GPU Compute | 5095 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 120 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320@60Hz |
Physical
| Length | 226 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.7 lbs |
Features
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GV-N166TOC-6GD | MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | Radeon RX 6900 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1800 | 2610 | 2565 | 2290 | 2475 | 3250 |
| Tdp W | 120 | 285 | 236 | 268 | 300 | 140 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GV-N166TOC-6GD | 21.4 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 27.8 | 18 | 26.5 | 43.9 | 67.9 | 46.3 | 88.8 | 67.3 |
| MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC Compare | 58.5 | 85.4 | 59.3 | 84.9 | 74.7 | 84.1 | 91.5 | 76.1 | 70.3 | 56.7 | 48.4 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 82.8 | 77.7 | 72.6 | 64.3 | 81.8 | 89.7 | 91.5 | 66.4 | 87.1 | 88.8 | 53.5 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 88.2 | 89.1 | 71.8 | 77.7 | 90.2 | 72.3 | 72.7 | 65.4 | 85.9 | 0 | 54.8 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.2 | 86.9 | 70.3 | 71 | 67.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 48.1 | 70.3 | 66.1 | 55.2 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 75.7 | 55.9 | 68.4 | 46.9 | 57.7 | 89.7 | 56.4 | 92.6 | 76.5 | 95.5 | 60.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$858
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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