ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
Most users find the GTX 1660 Super offers great value for its price, with solid 1080p and even 1440p gaming performance. Several mention it runs hot and the single fan can be noisy, but many note that undervolting or adjusting fan curves solves the issue. A few users report compatibility with older CPUs and praise the easy installation. Overall, it's seen as a reliable budget GPU, though thermal and noise management could be better.
Pros
- Great value for money
- Solid 1080p and 1440p gaming
- Easy installation
- Compatibility with older CPUs
- Good 4K video playback
Cons
- Runs hot (often 75-85°C stock)
- Single fan can be noisy
- Needs fan curve adjustment or undervolt
- Noisy under load
- LED stays on after shutdown without ErP
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 12 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 10.050000190734863 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 5.0269999504089355 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 120★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 174★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.77 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong affordability (72nd percentile)
- Strong efficiency (68th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average compute (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average ai (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.
