1660 Ti or 2060?

[SSJGodemis]

35 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Neither. Used 1080 Ti. Kicks the 2060 or 1660 Ti up and down all day long at about the same price ($325ish)

This is just plain wrong. 

[jones177]

1 hour ago, DAWWolfX said:

And I noticed other manufacturers also had some like Zotac's double fan version for $279. I know about EVGA'S AMAZING customer service. So your recommendation is going with a 1660Ti? 

 

To be honest I prefer the GTX 1070 for its 8gb vram. 

6gbs vram is getting to be the new minimum so if a 1070 can be gotten for about the same price I think it could last longer.

Having 6gbs vram as never been a issue with me at 1440p but games are getting harder to run. 

 

[DAWWolfX]

I think it was just a 1080 but it is still an interesting video. 

 

The RTX 2060 Surprised Me... - Science Studio

[DAWWolfX]

3 minutes ago, jones177 said:

To be honest I prefer the GTX 1070 for its 8gb vram. 

6gbs vram is getting to be the new minimum so if a 1070 can be gotten for about the same price I think it could last longer.

Having 6gbs vram as never been a issue with me at 1440p but games are getting harder to run. 

 

That is why I was looking at a new 580 over the 1060 but I have a bigger budget than what I originally thought. I wish they did the 2060 or 1660Ti in an 8GB config. 

[Zeitec]

3 hours ago, DAWWolfX said:

Okay, just noticed the 1660Ti launched, many told me I should maybe wait for that card. Is there any compelling reason I should NOT buy a 1660Ti and go with a 2060? I personally don't care that much about raytracing, I am just looking for a good card for the budget I have which is no more than $350 for the card. I want to complete my system so I can't really wait for Navi because my 90% done system is just sitting there collecting dust. So, what should I do? 

2060 is still ~10% faster than 1660ti. If you find a 1660ti for under $300, go for it. Otherwise I'd just spend the extra 12% more to get a 2060, take the extra 10% performance, and you'll have the RT and Tensor cores if Ray Tracing and DLSS ever do randomly take off and are good.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

2 hours ago, SSJGodemis said:

This is just plain wrong. 

Uh... how? 1660Ti = 1070 < 1080 Ti

[Mister Woof]

2060 all day long

[DAWWolfX]

25 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Uh... how? 1660Ti = 1070 < 1080 Ti

I think that they are saying that you can't get a 1080Ti for $325. Or not a good one anyways. Sorry dude. 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Just now, DAWWolfX said:

I think that they are saying that you can't get a 1080Ti for $325. Or not a good one anyways. Sorry dude. 

You can. eBay exists.

[DAWWolfX]

1 minute ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

You can. eBay exists.

Yes, I know eBay exists. Let me go shop around for a minute. 

[DAWWolfX]

4 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

You can. eBay exists.

[DAWWolfX]

Just now, DAWWolfX said:

There are only waterblocks for a 1080Ti. No cards, I looked and you can't get one. The cheapest I saw when quickly scrolling was $405. I also saw a Vega 56 that was going for $1 as the starting bid. Are you sure these aren't cards you bid on? 

[DAWWolfX]

2 minutes ago, DAWWolfX said:

There are only waterblocks for a 1080Ti. No cards, I looked and you can't get one. The cheapest I saw when quickly scrolling was $405. I also saw a Vega 56 that was going for $1 as the starting bid. Are you sure these aren't cards you bid on? 

And here is a card you bid on. And it's a blower style. Nope... 

 

[Inversion]

If you're set on a brand new card, then definitely go for the 1660ti. It's better value by a long shot.

 

If you're willing to go used then I'd look at the GTX 1070 which is similar performance looking at benchmarks and should be a bit less. Or you might be able to get a 1070ti for the same money as the 1660ti.

 

If you're hesitant about used then you can quite often find refurbished cards that are a similar price and have a warranty. Personally though, looking at the performance and these prices I'd be tempted to just go straight for the 1660ti right now. I bought a refurbished 1070 a few months ago for what these cards have launched at and to be honest I'm glad I did cause I feel like i kind of got the 1660ti 2 months early (with a bit more VRAM to boot)

[_Hustler_One_]

2060 25% faster > 1660Ti 23% faster > 1060 6Gb.

 

1660Ti will be great upgrade from 1060 6Gb only for any of the 1660Ti custom card which not more than $300. Because you can get 2060 at around $350. So less than $300 1660Ti is good, but over $300 1660Ti is not worth it because there is 2060 there..

[DAWWolfX]

1 minute ago, Inversion said:

If you're set on a brand new card, then definitely go for the 1660ti. It's better value by a long shot.

 

If you're willing to go used then I'd look at the GTX 1070 which is similar performance looking at benchmarks and should be a bit less. Or you might be able to get a 1070ti for the same money as the 1660ti.

 

If you're hesitant about used then you can quite often find refurbished cards that are a similar price and have a warranty. Personally though, looking at the performance and these prices I'd be tempted to just go straight for the 1660ti right now. I bought a refurbished 1070 a few months ago for what these cards have launched at and to be honest I'm glad I did cause I feel like i kind of got the 1660ti 2 months early (with a bit more VRAM to boot)

I am considering buying used but kind of not as much as some would expect. It is more if an unbeatable deal comes up on a used card and it isn't an eBay bidding war. I don't want to bid on stuff honestly. 

[DAWWolfX]

2 minutes ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

2060 25% faster > 1660Ti 23% faster > 1060 6Gb.

 

1660Ti will be great upgrade from 1060 6Gb only for any of the 1660Ti custom card which not more than $300. Because you can get 2060 at around $350. So less than $300 1660Ti is good, but over $300 1660Ti is not worth it because there is 2060 there..

$350 is my maximum price I can spend because I still got to buy one more thing afterwards. 

[DAWWolfX]

3 minutes ago, DAWWolfX said:

I am considering buying used but kind of not as much as some would expect. It is more if an unbeatable deal comes up on a used card and it isn't an eBay bidding war. I don't want to bid on stuff honestly. 

Also I don't want to get ripped off. That happens on the used market more than I would like. 

[_Hustler_One_]

1 minute ago, DAWWolfX said:

$350 is my maximum price I can spend because I still got to buy one more thing afterwards. 

Then get any of 1660Ti models which less than $300

[DAWWolfX]

Just now, _Hustler_One_ said:

Then get any of 1660Ti models which less than $300

They have the ZOTAC and EVGA model of the 2060 for $350. The extra cash savings from buying the 1660Ti is compelling though. I probably need to do more research on the 1660Ti on my own but I am trying to get the community's opinion as well. 

 

[_Hustler_One_]

18 minutes ago, DAWWolfX said:

The extra cash savings from buying the 1660Ti is compelling though.

You are right. I agree. I'm still running GTX 1060 6Gb for World of Tanks and Monster Hunter World. When it runs WoT it's flawless 120 FPS, but when it runs MHW at stock clock speed it only can run 46 FPS (graphical settings all maxed out), it's just like the review here

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 but currently I overclock my 1060 to its limit and run the MHW at 85 FPS (graphical settings all maxed out with volumetric rendering = off). I'm also considering to upgrade to either the <$300 1660Ti or just get the 2060 at all, no chance for the >$300 1660Ti it's simply not worth it.

[DAWWolfX]

4 minutes ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

You are right. I agree. I'm still running GTX 1060 6Gb for World of Tanks and Monster Hunter World. When it runs WoT it's flawless 120 FPS, but when it runs MHW at stock clock speed it only can run 46 FPS (graphical settings all maxed out), it's just like the review here

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 but currently I overclock my 1060 to its limit and run the MHW at 85 FPS (volumetric rendering = off). I'm also considering to upgrade to either the <$300 1660Ti or just get the 2060 at all, no chance for the >$300 1660Ti it's simply not worth it.

So it is variable on how much money is available. Out of curiosity which 2060 model would you buy? I honestly like the ZOTAC 2060 with two fans. 

[_Hustler_One_]

17 minutes ago, DAWWolfX said:

So it is variable on how much money is available. Out of curiosity which 2060 model would you buy? I honestly like the ZOTAC 2060 with two fans. 

Based on 2060 review, the best overall 2060 is the Gigabyte with the 3 fans not the one with the 2 fans, Evga XC Ultra second it, and the best cheap 2060 is the mini Gigabyte, while the extreme 2060 is the Asus Strix which is overpriced (not worth it).

https://techguided.com/best-rtx-2060/

 

I tend to put my interest to either the EVGA 1660Ti XC Ultra or RTX 2060 XC Ultra since I only can fit 2 slots thick dual fans graphics card, cant use bigger size than that like 2.75 slot thicc with 3 fans.

[DAWWolfX]

1 minute ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

Based on 2060 review, the best overall 2060 is the Gigabyte with the 3 fans not the one with the 2 fans, Evga XC Ultra second it, and the best cheap 2060 is the mini Gigabyte, while the extreeme 2060 is the Asus Strix which is overpriced (not worth it).

 

I tend to put my interest to either the EVGA 1660Ti XC Ultra or RTX 2060 XC Ultra since I only can fit 2 slots thick dual fans graphics card, cant use bigger size that that like 2.75 slot thicc with 3 fans.

Oh okay. I like the ZOTAC because it seems like a good deal and as said earlier, I personally don't like the idea of only one fan cooling the card. But everyone's system is different so I can't really comment if bigger cards can't fit. I have a Full Tower Phanteks Enthoo so it could support a lot of crap before it's full. 

[Zeitec]

40 minutes ago, _Hustler_One_ said:

2060 25% faster > 1660Ti 23% faster > 1060 6Gb.

 

1660Ti will be great upgrade from 1060 6Gb only for any of the 1660Ti custom card which not more than $300. Because you can get 2060 at around $350. So less than $300 1660Ti is good, but over $300 1660Ti is not worth it because there is 2060 there..

Dude 2060 is nowhere near 25% faster on average. It's between 10% and 20% depending on the reviewer (Depends on the model, which games they test, whether or not they OC, resolution, ect.) It's around 15% faster.