ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
ASUS
37 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
Gigabyte
95 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
80 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
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
Thermal performance 8
Noise level 6
Value for money 6
Gaming performance 7
Ease of installation 4
Build quality 3
Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix | Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 174★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.77 kg★ | 2.00 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 (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (21st percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (26th percentile)
Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR60.006score per dollar
vs
Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD0.002score per dollar
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6 offers 3.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
Scores 95 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 39 specs.
