MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus OC 6GB GDDR5
The Turing-based GTX 1660 chip with a 1830MHz boost clock and 6GB GDDR5 on a 192-bit bus delivers reliable 1080p gaming, while the compact 206mm dual-fan design fits easily into smaller builds. Its low 120W TDP and factory overclock offer efficient, quiet performance without needing a high-wattage power supply. This card is best for budget-conscious gamers upgrading from integrated graphics to play esports titles and older AAA games at 1080p with medium-to-high settings.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong social proof (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (8th percentile)
- Below average compute (11th percentile)
- Below average vram (19th percentile)
- Below average ai (20th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 16 |
Memory
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 192.2 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1506 |
| Boost Clock | 1830 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 10.05 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.375 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 11619 |
| GPU Compute | 4264 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 120 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Length | 206 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus OC | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD | PowerColor Reaper RX9060XT 16G-A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon RX 6900 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1830 | 2475 | 3250 | 2430 | 1800 | 3230 |
| Tdp W | 120 | 300 | 140 | 263 | 320 | 140 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 320 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus OC | 19.8 | 23.4 | 18.9 | 25.7 | 10.6 | 25.9 | 43.3 | 8 | 55.4 | 35.2 | 70.5 | 86 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.4 | 87.1 | 70.5 | 71.2 | 67.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 0 | 48 | 70.2 | 66.2 | 52.9 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 76 | 55.9 | 68.5 | 46.6 | 57.8 | 89.6 | 55.8 | 45.1 | 92.6 | 76.7 | 95.6 | 61.3 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 83.2 | 78.1 | 72.9 | 64.4 | 81.7 | 84 | 43.3 | 0 | 53.5 | 86.1 | 82.8 | 48.5 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD Compare | 53.2 | 74.7 | 56.3 | 66.1 | 76.7 | 78.8 | 91.5 | 96 | 32.3 | 65.4 | 69.7 | 51 |
| PowerColor Reaper RX9060XT 16G-A Compare | 76 | 49.9 | 68.5 | 46.6 | 57.8 | 89.6 | 55.8 | 0 | 92.6 | 82.1 | 95.6 | 64.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall24.2
- AI/LLM9.7
- Budget74.7
- Gaming 4k18.2
- Ray Tracing21.6
- Workstation19.9
- Gaming 1080p32
- Gaming 1440p25.4
- Content Creation17.9
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