After all, RT cores and Tensor cores are of no value on a mid-range part.
The new SM units also feature enhanced caches for increased capacity and bandwidth.
But as we just mentioned, those cores have been upgraded and are now much wider.
For testing we’ll be looking at performance in a dozen titles.
We usedGame Ready 418.91WHQL drivers for the GeForce GPUs tested andAdrenalin 2019Edition 19.2.2 for the Radeon GPUs.
This allowed it to match Vega 56 and therefore destroy the RX 590 by almost 40%.
We see the same trends at 1440p.
Similar margins are seen at 1440p.
Hitman 2 is a bit odd at 1080p because we’re CPU bottlenecked at this resolution.
It also proves very capable at 1440p, pushing well over 70 fps throughout our test run.
Once again, you’re looking at GTX 1070-like performance.
Performance at 1080p is respectable as is gaming at 1440p.
Rainbow Six Siege always provides us with interesting results and today’s review is no exception.
Then at 1440p we see much of the same.
A rare result from the new Turing GPU coming in behind the 1070.
It did manage to beat Vega 56 however, and was almost 40% faster than the RX 590.
At 1440p we see very similar results.
Vega 56 creeps ahead for the average frame rate, but is down for the 1% low result.
It was also 16% slower than the RTX 2060.
Wrapping up the game benchmarks we have the new Far Cry title: New Dawn.
Here the 1660 Ti matches the GTX 1070, making it a little slower than Vega 56.
Then at 1440p as we’ve seen numerous times already, the margins remain the same.
In essence you’re gettingGTX 1070-likeperformance for an 8% power saving for the total system.
Very impressive stuff from this relatively small graphics card.
This boost combination allowed for an 8% performance increase when testing with Far Cry New Dawn.
Especially if you want to delve into 1440p gaming.
Upgrades aside, you wouldn’t even entertain purchasing a GTX 1060 6GB anymore.
We mean, you shouldn’t have asthe RX 580 is much better value.
Anything north of $200 and we wouldn’t give it a second look.
We see the same 2% performance difference at 1440p.
The 1660 Ti was also just 12% slower at 1440p.
The new 1660 Ti gets you 24% more performance for an 8% price hike.
So it’s clearly the better buy.
Expect further RX 590 price drops now that the 1660 Ti is on the scene.
Not to mention, much more efficient.
It is also 19% more cost effective than theGTX 1060 6GB.
For a wide majority of gamers, it’s not that good.
TheRTX 2080was a snooze fest at launch, particularly because it was selling well above the MSRP.
Today it’s definitely better.
Speaking of AMD, the 1660 Ti puts them in a tough spot.
It’s $80 more but offers higher tier performance.
It’s also much more efficient and we expect all cards to run cool and quiet.
