![]() We do know that AMD's Radeon RX 5500 comes with 8 GB of VRAM, whereas the GeForce GTX 1660 Super only has 6 GB. At 41 dBA, it is simply too noisy, but I guess that fan speed is needed for the heatsink to cope with the heat. Noise levels of the ASUS Phoenix aren't good either. Even if it's just a plastic one like some other vendors use-it just adds to the look and feel of the product. Still, that cooler isn't good enough for a $230 product, and for that amount of money, I'd expect a backplate too. The clocks were still significantly higher than the base clock, which is the frequency the card will go to when it really overheats. Just to clarify, we haven't seen any overheating on our card, it simply ran at lower clocks, which cost performance. In our testing, we saw the card run at 86☌ when heavily loaded, which means it reaches the thermal limit at which NVIDIA's Boost algorithm starts limiting boost frequency to keep the card from overheating. While the heat output of the GTX 1660 Super GPU is low, it is not low enough. It doesn't use any heatpipes or advanced technology-it's simply a chunk of metal that's not too large either as there's a lot of unused space under the fan shroud. The problem is that ASUS cheaped out on the heatsink. With only 17.5 x 12 cm, it should fit into all cases. With the Phoenix, ASUS has engineered an extremely compact card for the performance it offers. ![]() With those performance numbers, we can recommend GTX 1660 Super for all gaming at 1080p, at the highest settings in almost all titles. What's also noteworthy is that the GTX 1660 Super matches GTX 1070 performance-a card that was considered upper midrange just last generation and has never been as affordable as the GTX 1660 Super. The ASUS GTX 1660 Phoenix is 18% faster than AMD's Radeon RX 590 the next fastest AMD card, the Vega 56, is 10% faster. ![]() Compared to the GTX 1660, the performance uplift is 10%, and the GTX 1660 Ti, which has 128 more shaders, is just 2% faster and almost rendered obsolete by the GTX 1660 Super because it is so much more expensive that is, unless we see a price drop. ![]() We're not seeing any of that actually, the card seems a hair slower than the reference because it runs into the GPU Boost temperature limits quite often, more on that later. The ASUS GTX 1660 Super Phoenix specifications suggest that the card is overclocked out of the box, to a rated boost 15 MHz higher than the NVIDIA reference. NVIDIA also priced the GTX 1660 Super much more aggressively, at $230 MSRP, to preempt AMD's Radeon RX 5500, which is expected to launch later this year. While the GTX 1660 used GDDR5 memory, the GTX 1660 Super has GDDR6, which ticks at much faster speeds, too, increasing memory bandwidth by 75%. NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 1660 Super is more of an incremental update than a radical redesign of the GTX 1660. Today, we have five GeForce GTX 1660 Super reviews for you: ASUS Phoenix, Gigabyte Gaming OC, MSI Gaming X, Palit GamingPro OC and Zotac AMP. GPU Tweak II provides intuitive performance tweaking, thermal controls, and system monitoring.Auto-Extreme Technology uses automation to enhance reliability.Dual ball fan bearings can last up to twice as long as sleeve bearing designs.IP5X dust resistance offers protection from particle ingress for better durability.Wing-blade fan design incorporates drooped tips on each blade to reduce drag.GeForce Experience lets you do it all, making it the essential companion to your GeForce graphics card. ![]() Keep your drivers up-to-date and optimize game settings. GeForce Experience: Capture and share videos, screenshots, and livestreams with friends.Ultra-fast GDDR6 with over 50% more memory bandwidth for high-speed gaming.Powered by the award-winning NVIDIA Turing™ architecture and ultra-fast GDDR6 memory, it’s a supercharger for today’s most popular games. The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is up to 20% faster than the original GTX 1660 and up to 1.5X faster than the previous-generation GTX 1060 6GB.OC Edition: Boost Clock 1830 MHz (OC Mode)/ 1800 MHz (Gaming Mode). ![]()
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