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 (70th percentile) 70th
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 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1660 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1830 | 2407 | 2730 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 120 | 575 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| 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 | 20 | 23.6 | 19 | 26 | 10.6 | 26 | 43.3 | 8 | 55.1 | 35.4 | 70.2 | 86.1 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 85.9 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.8 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 14 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 85.9 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 44.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall24.3
- AI/LLM9.8
- Budget75.6
- Gaming 4k18.3
- Ray Tracing21.7
- Workstation19.9
- Gaming 1080p32.1
- Gaming 1440p25.6
- Content Creation18
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