Performance
Adding GDDR6 memory to the GeForce GTX 1660 makes a
massive difference to performance. In all our tests, the Zotac
GTX 1660 Super was much closer to a pre-overclocked MSI
GTX 1660 Ti card than the original GTX 1660. The overclocked
GPU boost clock helps here too, but it wouldn’t account for
this jump in performance, with the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
minimum increasing by 10fps over the standard GTX 1660.
There’s generally only 1-2fps separating the Zotac GTX
1660 Super from the MSI GTX 1660 Ti, despite the former
having 128 more stream processors. If you’re looking for a
1080p gaming card, then the GTX 1660 Super delivers the
goods – staying above 50fps in all our demanding game
tests, and crossing the 60fps threshold in some of them too.
The Battlefield V minimum of 78fps and average of 92fps are
particularly good for a budget graphics card. You could even
get away with some 2,560 x 1,440 gaming, with the minimum
frame rates in our tests sitting above the playable threshold,
although 1080p is the sweet spot.
The main problem for the GTX 1660 Super, though, is that
its performance is still behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega56.
The GTX 1660 Super is much more power-efficient, with our
system drawing just 210W from the mains with it installed,
comparedto278WwiththeRadeon,andthisZotaccardhas
aquieter cooler, but the Vega56 is faster.Conclusion
A fat helping of memory bandwidth has given the GTX 1660
a welcome performance boost, and Zotac’s pre-overclocked
card gets close to the GTX 1660 Ti’s frame rates without
making a horrible noise. The only problem for the AMP card is
its price, which puts it in direct competition with AMD’s faster
Radeon RX Vega56, even if the Zotac has a better cooler. The
AMD card is still our sub-£250 GPU of choice, but if you’re
strapped for cash, the non-overclocked Zotac GTX 1660 Super
will still be a good budget buy for £215 inc VAT.
BEN HARDWIDGEVERDICT
Adding GDDR6 memory to the GTX 1660 provides a decent
performance boost, but it can’t catch the Radeon RX Vega56.1660
+ Factoryoverclock
+ Quietcooler
+ Nearly as fast as
GTX 1660 Ti1066- Outperformed
by Radeon
RXVega56 - Awkwardly placed
powerconnector - AMP edition
slightly too
expensive
OVERALLSCORE
83 %%
PERFORMANCE
34 / 40
FEATURES
14 / 20VALUE
35 / 40Minimum Average1,920x1,080,Ultradetail,DX11
BATTLEFIELDV0 40 80 120 16081fps 94fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 78fps 92fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
69fps 79fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 85fps 110fps2,560x1,440,Ultradetail,DX110 40 80 120 16065fps 71fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 63fps 70fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
54fps 59fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 66fps 81fps1,920x1,080,Ultrasettings,FXAA,DX11
TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II0 40 80 120 16053fps 62fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 51fps 63fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
46fps 54fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 54fps 63fps2,560x1,440,Ultradetail,DX110 40 80 120 16038fps 44fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 37fps 45fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
33fps 38fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 38fps 43fps1,920x1,080,Highestsettings,TAA,GPUtest
SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER0 40 80 120 16063fps 83fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 62fps 84fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
54fps 70fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 63fps 83fps2,560x1,440,Highestsettings,TAA,GPUtest0 40 80 120 16044fps 54fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 43fps 56fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
37fps 46fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 43fps 56fps1,920x1,080,VeryHighsettings,DX12
DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED0 40 80 120 16059fps 73fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 59fps 71fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
49fps 60fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 67fps 83fpsTOTAL SYSTEM LOAD POWER CONSUMPTIONUnigineSuperpositionBenchmark,4KOptimized,DirectX0 100W 200W 300W 400W193WZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 210W
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
181W
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 278W2,560x1,440,VeryHighsettings,DX120 40 80 120 16040fps 49fpsZotacGeForceGTX 1660 Super 40fps 48fps
ZotacGeForceGTX 1660MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
33fps 40fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega56 45fps 55fpsLower is betterBENCHMARK RESULTS