First evaluation of GTX 1660: I cried when I saw this performance improvement.
[PConline first evaluation]This generation of Turing graphics card is rarely divided into two series by NVIDIA, one is RTX 20 series graphics card which focuses on ray tracing and is aimed at higher-end players, and the other is GTX 16 series which is relatively cost-effective. The first shot of GTX 16 series was started by GTX 1660 Ti as early as last month. Its price in the early 2000 yuan is more than 30% ahead of GTX 1060, and its performance is really cost-effective. Today, GTX 16 series welcomes a new member. GTX 1660 has no Ti, so today, let’s take a look at whether the performance of GTX 16 series is satisfactory.
For Turing architecture graphics cards, everyone should be familiar with it. It has been half a year since the first Turing architecture graphics card RTX 2080 Ti was released. Compared with Pascal’s, SM of Turing GPU architecture has been greatly changed, reducing the number of CUDA cores in Turing SM units to 64 (Pascal is 128), but increasing the number of SM units. TU102 has 6 GPC graphics processing clusters, each with 12 groups of SM units, totaling 72 groups of SM units, while GP102 has 36 groups of SM units, and at the same time increasing the cache of each group of SM units. L0 cache is added, and L1/ shared cache is increased to 96KB, which seems to be reduced, but the allocation method is more flexible. When necessary, L1 cache is allocated to 64KB, which is 50% higher than Pascal graphics card’s 48KB.
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However, the Turing core used in GTX 16 series and RTX 20 series is still slightly different.
GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1660 useThe redesigned TU116 coreTU116 has reduced the SM unit of GPC to 8 groups per cluster, while the core of RTX 20 series graphics cards is 12 groups. The complete TU116 core has 3 sets of GPC, including 24 sets of SM and 1536 CUDA stream processors, which is also the specification of GTX 1660 Ti, while the TU116-300 core used in GTX 1660 only castrates two sets of SM, and the number of stream processors reaches 1408.
In addition, RTX series graphics cards use FP16 to calculate Tensor Core, while TU116 replaces tensor Core with a dedicated FP16 computing Core.
Another castrated place is memory. GTX 1660 uses GDDR5 memory of the same model as GTX 1060, and the memory frequency is far less than GDDR6.
Detailed parameters of GTX 1660 are as follows.
Parameter comments:The number of GTX 1660 CUDA stream processors is 1408,It is 128 less than GTX 1660 Ti, but it will still be 128 more than GTX 1060.
GTX 1660 still uses GDDR5 video memory, which means that the graphics cardThe bandwidth of video memory is the same as GTX 1060, which is 50% lower than GTX 1660 Ti.
The core frequency of the public version is 1530-1785MHz, which is slightly higher than GTX 1660 Ti.
The TDP of the graphics card is still 120W, which means that the power consumption of the graphics card is not much different from that of GTX 1060.
Official guide price of GTX 1660Starting from 1799 yuan, 400 yuan less than GTX 1660 Ti, and 200 yuan less than GTX 1060 when it was first launched, so is the graphics card worth it? Just look down.
Let’s go directly to the testing link. Before testing, let’s briefly introduce the testing platform.
NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB Founders Edition
Asus ROG STRIX RX590 8GB
AMD: 19.3.1
3DMark Frie Strike ULTRA
3DMAark TIME SPY
Wizard 3
Singularity ashes
Strange squad
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Resident evil 2 remastered edition
Battlefield 5
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
Subway: Leaving
Since there is no public version of GTX 1660 Ti, this time we first got the Galaxy Gemini, namely GTX 1660 Master and GTX 1660 General. In the end, GTX 1660 will be appointed as the test graphics card. The core frequency of the graphics card is 1530-1830MHz, and the BOOST frequency is 45MHz higher than that of the public version. In theory, the performance will be 1~2% higher than that of the public version.
Many factors have been considered in the selection of the graphics card that participated in the comparison. From the specifications, we know that the performance of GTX 1660 is definitely between GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1060 6GB, so these two graphics cards will definitely be used as a comparison. GTX 1060 6GB uses the public version, and GTX 1660 Ti also takes a model with the same frequency as the public version, just consider it as a public version.
AMD’s competing products chose RX 590 with the same performance between GTX 1060 and GTX 1660 Ti. Here, the 8 GB version of ASUS ROG STRIX RX 590 is used, and the public version frequency. In fact, the frequency difference of RX 590 on the market is very small, and the performance can’t be opened.
It is also stronger than GTX 1060 and weaker than GTX 1660 Ti, so who is better than GTX 1660 or RX 590? Let’s reveal it below.
As for the CPU, I 9-9900K, the strongest game CPU, is selected with two 8GB 3200MHz high-frequency memories to ensure that other hardware of the platform will not become the test bottleneck.
If you don’t accept it, run a score first. In addition to our commonly used Fire Strike Extreme and Fire Strike Ultra tests, there is also Time Spy for DirectX 12 benchmark performance test of game PC.
Summary of theoretical performance test: I don’t know, I was shocked at the test, but I didn’t expect it to be justCastrated two groups of SM units and switched to GDDR5 memory, which can reduce the FSE of Turing graphics card by nearly 1500 points!The FSE and running score of GTX 1660 are basically the same as the public version of GTX 1060 6GB, and the FSU running score is even worse, but fortunately GTX 1660 regained a city in TS running score, surpassing GTX 1060 6GB by 29%.
The comprehensive running score of GTX 1660 is only 7% higher than that of GTX 1060 6GB.This promotion … is … equivalent to nothing?There is also a 20% performance gap from the big brother GTX 1660 Ti.It seems that switching to GDDR5 memory is still very painful. So is GTX 1660 such a weak chicken in the game measurement? Is it a non-public GTX 1060 6GB? Let’s measure and verify it immediately.
This time, we expanded the lineup of evaluation games, and the number of games tested reached nine, mainly the latest and most popular 3A masterpieces, such as Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Subway: Leaving, Resident Evil 2 Remastered Edition, as well as classic old games, Wizard 3 and Survival of the Jedi, which made the test results more objective and convincing.
1. Tomb Raider: Shadow
Unconsciously, Laura has been with us for 20 years, and has developed into the 11th generation. Today, she has been able to support all kinds of latest, true and most eye-catching graphics technologies. It should be noted that Tomb Raider 11 is a game that natively supports DX12.
2. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is the 11th work in the Assassin’s Creed series, which was created by Ubisoft. In the game, players will return to ancient Greece and play a mercenary with Spartan ancestry who was sentenced to death by his family, thus starting an epic journey from a young abandoned man to a legendary hero. The game’s plot design and image quality are very brilliant, and it is a strong competitor for the best game of the year in 2018.
3. Strange Squad
"Strange Squad" was a game that went on the market at the end of August last year. The PC started and supported DX12 perfectly, and the Steam list was highly rated.
4. "Singularity Ash"
Microsoft’s personal work to promote DX12 API perfectly supports all the effects of DX12. Benchmark optimization is in place, and it is also very suitable for testing DX12 performance and graphics performance of graphics cards.
5. Resident Evil 2 Remastered Edition
Capcom’s latest fried cold rice, the sales volume of the game reached 3 million in just a few days, which was very popular among players. The test is based on the gas station scene at the beginning of Lyon, and the test results are recorded by running laps for 60 seconds. The game defaults to DX12 mode.
6. Battlefield V
Battlefield V is a hot game recently, not because it is fun, but because it is the only game that supports ray tracing on the market at present, and it is also a game promoted by NVIDIA. War stories, an African-American infantryman, was chosen as the first 30s in the test scenario, and DX11 mode was chosen in the test, because the number of game frames in DX11 mode was higher for both A card and N card.
7. "Wizard 3"
Super classic AAA masterpiece, needless to say. The field scene was selected for the test, and the horse rode on a fixed route for about 60 seconds to record the results.
8. Subway: Leaving
Although I didn’t log in on steam, Subway: Leaving is still a good game. The most amazing thing about it is its excellent picture quality. This game is also the first game with ray tracing, DLSS and Hairworks installed.
Because of the excellent picture quality, the game became a graphics card killer, and the number of frames of the tested graphics card was extremely low at 1080p resolution, so the test used high picture quality, not the ultimate picture quality.
9. Survival of the Jedi
A historic game with a record sales volume, the game of Jedi survival does not need much introduction.
Summary of game performance test:In order to let everyone see the performance gap between each graphics card more intuitively, Xiao Bian takesThe comprehensive performance of GTX 1060 in the above nine games is 100%., get the following chart.
At the resolution of 1080p, GTX 1660 can achieve 16% higher frame rate than GTX 1060, which is a big lead. Compared with competing RX 590, the performance of game frames is basically the same, but there is still a 17% gap between the graphics card and the big brother GTX 1660 Ti.
Because the video memory bandwidth of GTX 1660 is the same as that of GTX 1060 6GB, the gap between them is the same at 2K resolution. The gap between GTX 1660 Ti and the video memory bandwidth is naturally widened to 20%, which is also surpassed by RX 590.
The measured performance of the new card is still good, which is 17% stronger than GTX 1060 and basically consistent with RX 590.
Since it is impossible to test the power consumption of a piece of hardware alone,So the following are the power consumption of the whole machine.When the graphics card is fully loaded, the peak power consumption of the whole machine in 3DMark stress test is selected.
The graphics card basically maintains the same power consumption as GTX 1060 6GB, but reaches the performance of RX 590. Turing architecture +12nm technology makes the energy consumption of N card reach a new level, and the power consumption of GTX 1660 is about 130W lower than that of RX 590, which has obvious advantages.
Next, let’s take a look at the temperature, stability and noise performance of the Galaxy GTX 1660. These tests are related to the design skills of the manufacturer’s graphics card. Even if the same chip, different models will be very different.
3DMARK stress test results:
In 3DMark stress test, 97% passed,Finally, the graphics card passed the test with 97.8%, indicating that the stability of the graphics card is no problem. Graphics card in stress testThe highest instantaneous frequency is 1920MHz.This is also the characteristic of N card. The actual BOOST frequency will be much higher than the nominal frequency. Click on the image to enlarge to see the specific value.
By the way, I summed up the stability results of the participating graphics cards, and the performance of the Galaxy GTX 1660 is still good.
Temperature test
In fact, the 3DMARK stress test just now also showed this temperature performance. The temperature environment of the four graphics cards in this test is exactly the same.
The full-load temperature of the graphics card is not high, only 69℃.
Noise test
The full-load noise is only 47dB, which is basically inaudible, thanks to the new satellite obsidian radiator.
About noise:
0-20 decibels: very quiet, almost imperceptible; 20-40 decibels: quiet, like whispering; 40-60 decibels: general indoor conversation; 60-70 decibels: noisy: harmful to nerves; 70-90 dB: It is noisy and nerve cells are destroyed. 90-100 decibels: increased noise and hearing loss; 100-120 decibels: unbearable, temporarily deaf after staying for one minute. Above 120 decibels: extremely deaf or totally deaf; About 300 dB or above: 20km of people in Fiona Fang are irreparably deaf.
Finally, it is inevitable to sum up. First, a performance percentage chart is put forward, which combines the results of four graphics cards in 1080p resolution, 2K resolution and 3DMARK theory running score test. This comprehensive performance is still very important. After all, we can’t test all the games on the market, but we can get a general idea of the comprehensive performance of graphics cards in all games by combining the game performance and running score.
The comprehensive performance of GTX 1660 is 11% stronger than that of GTX 1060 6GB, and the performance gap is really a little small, which is 6% lower than that of competing RX 590. This is mainly because the two 3DMARK scores of GTX 1660 are so weak that the possibility of bug follow-up driving or 3dmark optimization cannot be ruled out. However, GTX 1660 Ti has been released for more than a month, which does not necessarily mean that FSE and FSU have much improvement. Can it be said that NV?
The performance of the graphics card is 19% worse than that of GTX 1660 Ti. Under the castration of the yellow knife method, the graphics card class of each model of N card is very fixed.
It is reported that GTX 1660 is the graphics card that replaces GTX 1060 6GB. It is a good thing that the inventory of GTX 1060 is finally cleared after so long.
The starting price of the new graphics card is 1799 yuan, which is almost the same as the starting price of GTX 1060 6GB after the mine disaster. That is to say, after two or three years, the performance of the graphics card bought by consumers with the same money is only 11~17% higher, which is far from meeting the expectations of consumers. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that the price of GTX 1660 card will continue to be reduced to around 1500 to replace GTX 1060 3GB.
GTX 1660 is a product with general competitiveness.
Is GTX 1660 very competitive in the market? There should be a question mark on xiaobian here. The performance of graphics card is basically the same level as RX 590, and the price is similar. At that time, RX 590 was still cost-effective because GTX 1060 sold for 1900~2100 when it came out. Now GTX 1060 has dropped to 1600~1800, and RX 580 even dropped to 1500, so the competitiveness of GTX 1660&RX 590 products is much weaker.
Compared with competing products at the same price, it may also be a competitor RX 590 for a long time in the future. Their performance is basically at the same level, and the bigger difference lies in other aspects.The advantage of GTX 1660 lies in its lower power consumption, which is about 140W lower than that of RX 590, which can save a lot of money on purchasing power supply and optimize the user experience in noise and heat accumulation in the chassis, while the advantage of RX 590 lies in the additional 2GB of video memory.
6GB of video memory is enough for playing 1080p resolution games, but playing 2K resolution games may lead to the explosion of video memory in very few games. However, in terms of the performance of these two graphics cards, it is more suitable for playing 1080p resolution games.
So, if you have to choose between the two,At the same price, GTX 1660 is more worth buying.And it is necessary for RX 590 to further reduce its price to maintain its competitiveness. At present, GTX 1660 wins!
In fact, the comparison between GTX 1660 and RX 590 is the repetition of GTX 1060 VS RX 580, which is basically the same in performance, low in power consumption of N card and larger in memory of A card.
Xiao Bian believes that,Graphics cards with the same materialsRX 590 is at least 100 yuan cheaper than GTX 1660, so it is worth considering which one to buy. For example, the beggar version of GTX 1660 sells for 1799, so the beggar version of RX 590 should sell for 1699.
This time we got the Gemini GTX 1660 Master and GTX 1660 General from Galaxy.
GTX 1660 is priced at 1799 yuan, while GTX 1660 uses better materials and has higher frequency, and the price naturally rises, reaching 1899 yuan.
Evaluation we use the GTX 1660 general, and the appearance of the graphics card is mainly blue and black, which is more eye-catching.
The brand-new Star Yao radiator stabilized voltage TU116-300 core, in the above evaluation, we also saw the power of this radiator.
The graphics card has a large-area backplane, which can assist heat dissipation and strengthen the strength of the graphics card. The whole graphics card is not thick, and it is designed for a standard 2-slot card.
The video output interface is 1dp+1dmi+1dvi with rich interfaces.
The measurement is 246*135*43mm, and the external power supply is 6pin, so the graphics card has good adaptability.
There are RGB lights on the top of the graphics card, which is full of e-sports.
Next, let’s take a look at the inside of the graphics card.
Electrical components with orderly layout.
High-definition codeless TU116-300 core.
GDDR5 memory produced by magnesium light.
4+1 phase power supply, which helps higher frequency on the graphics card.
Let’s take a look at the Xingyao radiator used in the graphics card, two 6mm nickel-plated heat pipes and nickel-plated fins, which are quite sufficient in materials.
The part in direct contact with GPU uses a large area of pure copper base, no wonder the graphics card is so low temperature.
Let’s take a look at what the non-public GTX 1660 looks like.
Colorful iGame GTX 1660 Ultra
GTX 1660, produced by Colorful, a graphics card manufacturer, has the same appearance as iGame GTX 1660 Ti Ultra, and the highest core frequency is 1860MHz.
Sotai GTX1660-6GD5 Destroyer OC HA
The MINI has a big heart, and the BOOST frequency of the graphics card core reaches 1805MHz, which is suppressed by double heat pipes and powered by 4+1 phases.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 OC
The cool and low-key appearance, although not the high-end model under AORUS, already feels very good.
MSI GTX 1660
There are many GTX 1660 models launched by MSI. Let’s count them one by one.
GeForce GTX 1660 AeroITX 6OGOC with single fan design is suitable for small chassis.
GeForce GTX 1660 Armor 6OGOC with high cost performance.
A new generation of magic dragon GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G to replace the classic Red Dragon series.
Geforce GTX 1660 Ventures XSC 6OC, which is relatively close to the people.
Gengsheng GTX 1660
Gengsheng also brought two non-public graphics cards.
The design of GTX 1660 glare radiator is very special.
Gengsheng GTX 1660 chasing the wind version, the red and black color matching is very e-sports.
Yingzhong GTX 1660 Black Gold Extreme Edition
The design of the MINI with the same body, coupled with the excellent power consumption performance of GTX 1660, Yingzhong GTX 1660 will definitely become the gospel of ITX lovers.
So many GTX 1660′ s are estimated to be messy. The evaluation of these graphics cards is also in progress. If you want to know which GTX 1660 is better, just keep paying attention to us.