GeForce GTX 1660 Digital Alliance 6GB Game Requirement Analysis
Overview
The GeForce GTX 1660 Digital Alliance 6GB is an entry to mid-level Nvidia graphics card which launched on March 14th, 2019. The GeForce GTX 1660 is designed to compete against AMD's more affordable gaming cards such as the RX 570 and the RX 580, and replaces the outgoing GTX 1060. The GeForce GTX 1660 Digital Alliance 6GB is a dual-slot graphics card with single-fan cooling, reinforced backplate, and a compact size that makes it ideal for small form factor (SFF) PC builds. This graphics card has poor overclocking potential.
Architecture
The Turing GPU architecture aims for 30-50% improved performance compared to the previous-gen Pascal Architecture.
GPU
It equips a GPU codenamed Turing TU116, more specifically the TU166-300-A1, which has 22 SM activated and thus 1408 Shader Processing Units, 88 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1530 MHz and goes up to 1725 MHz with the Boost Clock, 3% slower than the reference model.
Memory
The GPU accesses a 6GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5 through a 192-bit memory interface, while the memory clock Operates at 2001MHz, or 8GHz effective.
Power Consumption
With a rated board TDP of 120W, this graphics card requires one 8-pin power connector.
Performance
The GeForce GTX 1660 will enable medium to high graphics performance on modern AAA 2018 released games. Although there will be variations on this frame rate we expect this card to deliver around 50+ FPS on High graphics settings at 1080p screen resolution.
Comparatively, this card will have slightly faster performance than the GTX 1060.
System Suggestions
The GeForce GTX 1660 Digital Alliance 6GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440, so our recommendation would be to use 1920x1080 in order to get the most out of your settings. We recommend a high-end processor such as the i5-8500 and 12GB of RAM for optimal performance.