EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB GDDR5
EVGA
33 Overall Score
vs
MSI G5070-12S2C
MSI
84 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB GDDR5
87 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
Users are largely delighted with the EVGA GTX 1660 XC, praising its quiet operation, easy installation, and strong 1080p gaming performance. Many upgraded from older cards and saw a significant FPS boost without high temperatures. A few note it is similar to the GTX 1060 6GB and not future-proof for next-gen AAA titles, and some mention packaging could be improved. Overall it is widely seen as great value for the price.
Pros
- quiet operation
- easy installation
- strong 1080p gaming performance
- great value for money
- low power consumption and heat
Cons
- similar performance to GTX 1060 6GB
- not future-proof for next-gen AAA games
- 3 PCIe slot width
- packaging could be improved
- generic manual
Gaming performance 11
Quiet operation 4
Ease of installation 6
Value for money 5
Compatibility with older systems 3
Power consumption and heat 3
MSI G5070-12S2C
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Budget
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 | MSI G5070-12S2C | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 12 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 48★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 10.050000190734863 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 5.0269999504089355 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 130★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 650 |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | — | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 4096x2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 190★ | 231 |
| Slot Width | 2.75 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | — | 1.15 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB GDDR5
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average connectivity (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average vram (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average ai (21st percentile)
MSI G5070-12S2C
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Pricing
EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB GDDR5
No current pricing available
MSI G5070-12S2C
Verdict
Winner: MSI G5070-12S2C
Scores 84 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.
