Looking between 1660 Ti Or 2060

[EmpireKicking]

Hello,

At the end hopefully, I get results. I'm picking between the top of range Asus 1660TI or RTX 2060?

I hear that 2060 can be another $70 more than the 1660TI but comes down to what my PC hardware can take without bottlenecking.

Specs:
P9X79 Deluxe
i7 3930K running at 3.8hz
16gb 1866 DDR3
1200w power block
Monitor 27 inch 2560 x 1440 (PG279Q)

I'm thinking that another $40 to $70 for 2060 be worth to get then 1660TI however cost and performance matters. I like to able to play most games on high and stream. Without any errors or conflicting with other hardware.

I think going any higher then 2060 is pointless! right?

It will be replacing my OLD GTX 680

 

[neeyik]

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Review

Nvidia's latest attempt to excite gamers arrives in the form of a new mid-range GPU with no RTX features on board. The new GeForce GTX 1660 Ti...

www.techspot.com

You can see in our review that the 1660 Ti is, averaged over 12 games tested, is 12% slower than the RTX 2060, but the difference in price is more than 12%:

Cheapest Newegg price for 1660 Ti - $279 (link)
Cheapest Newegg price for 2060 - $339 (link)

At these prices, a 2060 is nearly 22% more expensive than a 1660 Ti. Regardless as to which one you go for, both will be a huge upgrade compared to your current GTX 680!

 

[EmpireKicking]

Regards the brands I will be looking towards Asus, Top range 1660TI that has 1536 cuda cores that's boost clock to 1890MHz.

Then regards 2060 Looked at the Asus rog strix GeForce RTX 2060 oc edition. Regards the price it's £85 difference (give or take). Sales are the best time if it's a good amount off.

Just looking for a card that future proof that can handle 1440P (a monitor that I mentioned above) and twitch streaming. And above 60FPS.. LOL

2060 Super offers much more.. But at more cost and I only can go so far with my CPU

 

[neeyik]

Personally, I'd go with the 1660 Ti, despite the 2060 being the better card. £85 is fair chunk of money and if that amount could be saved every 6 months, for example, then by the time the 1660 Ti is dated, then you'd have a reasonable amount of money to put towards a full system upgrade.

 

[EmpireKicking]

Unless I see any price change then it's a different story LOL

 

[Amyi003]

Definetely you should go for RTX 2060 Cards

 

[Irata]

The decision also depends how long you plan on keeping the card. Was facing a similar decision when building my PC a week ago (different brand though) and decided on the cheaper alternative because I plan on upgrading both the GPU and my monitor next year, so all I needed was a good enough alternative for now. I just felt that whatever I spent on a better GPU would be wasted money.

Another important factor is what your monitor supports. If it's only a 60hz model, any fps above 60 that the more expensive GPU would give is pointless.

I'd say go for the 1660ti - the £85 you save now can go towards your next upgrade which is probably going to be the entire system anyhow.

Note: How is the 1660 super as an alternative ?

 

[Gary66]

I was told by an EVGA Tech that a 1660 Ti would out perform a GTX 2070., not sure of a RTX.

 

[Irata]

I was told by an EVGA Tech that a 1660 Ti would out perform a GTX 2070., not sure of a RTX.

Depending on which review you are looking at, the 1660 super and Ti are slightly ahead of the GTX 1070, but definitely behind the RTX 2070.

I think 1660 super vs Ti, there seems to be hardly any difference, so if you can get the super for less money, I'd go for that.

That said, the RTX 2060 is still a good bit faster than the 1660 super / ti

Looking at Techspot reviews, you get the following averages (1660 super vs. RTX 2060 minimum and average fps)

1080p: 79/101 fps vs. 97/125
1440p: 56/70 fps vs. 70/89

Both numbers look fine to me, so it really comes down to if the extra fps are worth the difference to you, or not. The difference may be even higher than the amount you initially mentioned if you can get a good deal on the super.

 

[Gary66]

Depending on which review you are looking at, the 1660 super and Ti are slightly ahead of the GTX 1070, but definitely behind the RTX 2070.

I think 1660 super vs Ti, there seems to be hardly any difference, so if you can get the super for less money, I'd go for that.

That said, the RTX 2060 is still a good bit faster than the 1660 super / ti

Looking at Techspot reviews, you get the following averages (1660 super vs. RTX 2060 minimum and average fps)

1080p: 79/101 fps vs. 97/125
1440p: 56/70 fps vs. 70/89

Both numbers look fine to me, so it really comes down to if the extra fps are worth the difference to you, or not. The difference may be even higher than the amount you initially mentioned if you can get a good deal on the super.

My post was not dealing with the RTX, it was not out yet when The Tech from EVGA told me that and neither was the 1660 Suppr

 

[cliffordcooley]

I was told by an EVGA Tech that a 1660 Ti would out perform a GTX 2070., not sure of a RTX.

Depending on which review you are looking at, the 1660 super and Ti are slightly ahead of the GTX 1070, but definitely behind the RTX 2070.

My post was not dealing with the RTX, it was not out yet when The Tech from EVGA told me that and neither was the 1660 Suppr

The 2070 which you stated as GTX is not GTX. The 2070 is RTX. So you and EVGA Tech was talking about RTX.

 

[captaincranky]

The 2070 which you stated as GTX is not GTX. The 2070 is RTX. So you and EVGA Tech was talking about RTX.

This whole conversation sounds like a communications breakdown.

The only thing which would make sense is if the EVGA tech said, "the 1660 ti will outperform a GTX 1070", which is more than likely, very true.

Support calls tossing a lot of model numbers around in a big hurry, seem like a golden opportunity to someone to misspeak, or someone to misunderstand.

I"m certainly not a gamer by any means, but I believe that ray tracing isn't widely supported in too many modern games, and certainly is not supported in most or any older titles. This is the very reason the 16xx cards were released.

So, my advice for whatever it's worth under the circumstances, is to go with the 1660 ti, and buy yourself another 2 to 4 TB HDD for scenery storage with the money you'll be saving.

 

[captaincranky]

Definetely you should go for RTX 2060 Cards

If you don't mind me asking, what was your reasoning behind bumping a 3 month old thread, to simply give a trite, cryptic, answer, with no rationale, reasoning, or thought behind it?

The sad part of the matter is how many members took the bait on it. "Our bad" though, as the children say, for taking the bait.