Gigabyte geforce gtx 1660 gaming oc 6g review in spanish (analysis)

It's here, we have with us the new Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G that goes on sale today worldwide. Based on the Turing architecture, the TU116 is a new generation mid-range oriented GPU at a lower cost than RTX. It uses 6GB GDDR5 and has no RT cores or Tensor, but Gigabyte has put everything it has in with a WINDOFORCE 3X heatsink and 1860MHz overclocking. How far will this 1660 go? Well, right now we'll see, so let's go to the trouble.

We thank Gigabyte for their trust in us by transferring the product to us before its official departure in order to carry out our analysis.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G technical features

Unboxing and design

After innumerable rumors, figures and leaked news, we finally have the official release of the new Nvidia GTX 1660. A card aimed at those players who cannot afford the astronomical prices of the Nvidia RTX. We have had access to the version that Gigabyte proposes us with its impressive Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G, which as always has taken the base version and has given it two twists to get the most out of its possibilities.

It will be a mid-range card, but the presentation is as always luxurious by the manufacturer. We have a big colorful box with the colors of Gigabyte and Nvidia next to that great eye that always looks at us in pure Transformers style.

In the back area we find it full of product information, which, of course, is based on the best that Gigabyte has made, being the impressive WINDFORCE 3X heatsink although a little decaf, the Overclock and the RGB Fusion lighting could not be missing either .

Well, we removed the outer packaging from the box to find a graphics card inserted in an antistatic bag and well fixed using a very thick cardboard mold. Inside we only have as "accessories" the user manual and a CD-ROM with AORUS Engine drivers and software. We always recommend installing the drivers directly from the Nvidia website, as they are always updated to the latest version.

The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G presents a most gaming aspect, with a very extensive heatsink that allows the installation of three 80mm fans, and with enough quality to be a full-blown WINDFORCE 3X. The outer shell consists of an ABS plastic plate with sharp lines in all black and matte gray. The measurements that we have between less are 280 mm long, 116 mm wide and 40 mm thick, so it really is not that long and also only occupies two expansion slots. No problem then to install it in practically any self-respecting box.

The blackplate on the back of the PCB cannot be missing either. Despite the fact that in this case it is made of plastic, it will still provide greater firmness (although considerably worse than that of a metal one) to the graphics card to avoid deformations and protect this area from human interaction. Design for very nice as a whole, but if it were metal we would be much happier. Hopefully it is not the trend of the brand in its mid-range…

It is no secret the energy efficiency of these Turing architecture graphics and the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G could not be less. We will only need an 8-pin connector to power this GPU with 120W TDP factory overclocking. In any case, we do not have in this version extra connectors for fans or anything like that.

Worthy of mention will be its RGB LED lighting system with Gigabyte RGB Fusion technology. Although we only keep it in mind in the logo on the side, it will be a great detail to add to our gaming PC. With the brand's software we can synchronize its lighting with any other Gigabyte that we have installed, or give it a personal touch with its multiple effects.

The ventilation system of this WINDFORCE 3X consists of three 80mm fans each with alternate rotation between them to maximize the air output of the extensive double-block heatsink located above the components. Each of the blades has been designed with the goal of being efficient as well as quiet, and with the PWM control system they will not activate unless necessary. Of course they will be manageable through the AORUS Engine software.

We now turn to see the connectivity found in this Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G. In addition to the traditional PCI 3.0 slot with the gold-plated connectors, we have a total of 3 DisplayPort 1.4 and 1 HDMI 2.0b port.

Yes, we must note in this case that the H DMI port will be the one that provides us with the link to an 8K video source (7680x4320p) at 60 Hz, while the three DisplayPorts provide a digital signal with a maximum resolution of 4096 × 2160 @ 60 Hz.

Interior and PCB

Let's take a closer look at the inside of this Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G. To do this, we will have to remove the side and rear screws until we fully see the dissipation block. Next we are going to separate the block from the CPU itself and from the memory and VRM chips with the corresponding thermal pads.

The structure consists of a finned aluminum double-block heatsink that is joined by the three copper heatpipes that exit on either side directly from the GPU block. In this way we will have an efficiency in the ideal heat transfer both in the VRM area and in the processing and memory area. These heatpipes consist of two copper layers, and in between it we have microchannels with fluid to improve heat transfer.

In this case we also do not have a metal chassis around the PCB, so we can see all the components completely. We highlight here its powerful 6 + 2 phase MOSFET power VRM that provide a stable power channel to the components to allow us to further overclock this TU116. What does draw attention is the use of white thermal paste instead of silver, the white being somewhat less efficient and of poorer quality but not always conductive.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G installs a 12nm Turing TU116 FinFET GPU with a total of 1408 CUDA Cores and a frequency of 1530 MHz in base form and 1860 MHz in overclock mode, thus rising from the 1785 MHz allowed by the base version. In this case, we do not have Tensor or RT Cores either, so it will not be a GPU suitable for Ray Tracing or DLSS in real time.

The numbers provided by this GPU are 88 TMUs (texture units), 10 TFLOPS (floating point calculation) and 157.1 Gigatexels / s, compared to 96 TMUs 11 TFLOPS offered by the 1660 Ti version.

As for the memory it installs, in this case we have a total of 6 GB GDDR5, note, it is not a GDDR6. This will offer us a speed of 8 Gbps at 8000 MHz, a bus width of 192 bits and a bandwidth of 192 GB / s, which is the same figure that the previous generation GTX 1060 offers us. The GPU cache of course goes up to 1408 KB divided into two cores for greater efficiency.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i9-9900K
Base plate:	Asus Maximus XI Formula
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB 16 GB @ 3600 MHz
Heatsink	Corsair H100i V2
HDD	Kingston UV400
Graphic card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC
Power supply	Corsair RM1000X

For benchmarks we will use the following titles:

• 3DMark Fire Strike normal. 3Mark Fire Strike 4K version. Time Spy.VRMARK.

All tests have been passed with the filters to the maximum unless we indicate otherwise. In order to have adequate performance, we have carried out three types of tests: the first is the most common at Full HD 1920 x 1080, the second resolution is making the leap for 2K or 1440P (2560 x 1440P) gamers and the most enthusiastic with 4K (3840 x 2160). The operating system we have used has been Windows 10 Pro 64 bit and the latest drivers available from the Nvidia website.

What are we looking for in the tests?

First, the best possible image quality. The most important value for us is the average FPS (Frames per second), the higher the number of FPS the more fluid the game will go. To differentiate the quality a bit, we leave you a table to assess the quality in FPS, but we will also have the minimum Fps in the tests that were thus possible:

FRAMES BY SECONDS
Frames for Seconds. (FPS)	Gameplay
Less than 30 FPS	Limited
30 ~ 40 FPS	Playable
40 ~ 60 FPS	Good
Greater than 60 FPS	Fairly Good or Excellent

Game Testing

We have decided to make the leap to checking various games manually. The reason? Very simple, we want to give a much more realistic vision and cover tests with current games. We've revamped the old 2016 Tomb Raider for this new Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Overclocking

Note: Each graphics card can go up at different frequencies. Does it depend a little on how lucky you are?

At the overclocking level we have been able to give it a little boost in the memories (+2400 MHz) and in the core up to 1630 MHz. As standard it runs from 1905 MHz, with this improvement we have reached ~ 2030 MHz. At the benchmark level We see a great improvement and in games we think it is very worthwhile. At least with Shadow Of the Tomb Raider he shows us one more time.

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider - DX12	Stock	@ Overclock
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	77 FPS	84 FPS
2560 x 1440 (WQHD)	52 FPS	61 FPS
3840 x 2160 (4K)	28 FPS	33 FPS

Temperature and consumption

We have obtained 47ºC when idle because the fans are off until they reach 60 degrees . Once the fans are started at full load, we obtain an average of 66 ºC. Great temperatures and demonstrates the good work of the Gigabyte Windforce heatsink.

Consumption is for the entire team *

The consumption of the equipment is 71 W which when we upload the work to the GPU amounts to 232 W. Although if we stress the processor we get approximately 325 W. Very far from the consumption of the first GTX.

Final words and conclusion about Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G

It is the first GTX 1660 that we tried and it has left us with a very good taste in the mouth. It is a graphics card with a turing chip, with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory, frequencies that reach almost 2, 000 MHz as standard and which has excellent cooling.

One of the most interesting points is the drop in TDP to 120 W. This helps us to have a system that looks for the environment and very low consumption, as we have been able to verify.

At the performance level, we see that the Gigabyte GTX 1660 performs very well. In Full HD and 2K resolutions, 4K is where it falters the most, but what can we expect from a graphics card that is only worth 229 euros its PVP. Temperatures are fantastic for a graphics card in this range and much of the blame lies with its Windforce heatsink.

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Overclocking suits GTX chips made in the Turing architecture very well. We have gained between 4 and 9 FPS according to the resolution. In addition, anyone can do it without much complication, since almost all manage to reach 2, 050 MHz. A good way to have the stock performance of GTX 1660 Ti for 100 euros less ?

We would have liked Gigabyte not to go for a plastic backplate. We believe it is a trend that manufacturers should leave with their low-end models. It gains little stiffness and does not offer the same impressions / results as a metal one.

Finally, we would like to highlight from this series the incorporation of the NVENC encoder that adds compatibility with H.265 8K at 30 FPS and saves 25% savings in bit rate. In this way, much better use can be made of applications such as OBS.

From today it can be ordered in the main online stores and arrives to succeed the 6GB GTX 1060 fighter. It is a pity that we no longer have this model in our test bench to perform a VS, but we think it is a fantastic card for new teams. To migrate from the GTX 1060 you already have the RTX 2060. Its price in online stores is 269 ​​euros.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ GOOD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS	- PLASTIC BACKPLATE
+ PERFECT PERFORMANCE FOR FHD AND 2K
+ TEMPERATURES AND CONSUMPTION
+ OVERCLOCK CAPACITY WITHOUT TOUCHING VOLTAGES
+ GOOD PRICE

The professional review team awards you the gold medal and recommended product.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G

COMPONENT QUALITY - 84%

DISSIPATION - 81%

GAMING EXPERIENCE - 88%

SOUNDNESS - 82%

PRICE - 81%

83%