Is RTX 5060 Ti Worth Upgrading from GTX 1660 SUPER?

01

Introduction

The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is a mid-range graphics card released by NVIDIA in October 2019. Positioned and performing between the GeForce GTX 1660 and the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, it was well-received at the time for its high cost-performance ratio.

Even today, the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER remains capable of handling light gaming and may still be in use in some users’ PCs. This article compares the gaming performance of the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti to evaluate the potential performance gains from upgrading, for the reference of interested users.

02

Specifications Comparison

The GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released on October 29, 2019. It uses the TU116 GPU (see Figure 2), based on the Turing architecture, built on TSMC’s 12nm process. It has 1,408 shader units, 88 texture units, 48 raster units, and 22 streaming multiprocessors. The L2 cache is 1,536KB.

It has a base clock of 1,530 MHz and a boost clock of 1,785 MHz. It comes with 6GB of GDDR6 memory running at 8 Gbps, with a 192-bit memory bus and 336.0 GB/s memory bandwidth. Its FP32 performance is 5.027 TFLOPS, power consumption is 125W, and the suggested retail price was $229.

The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti was released on April 16, 2025. It uses the GB206-300 GPU chip, built on TSMC’s 4nm process. It has 4,608 CUDA cores, 144 texture units, 48 raster units, 36 streaming multiprocessors, 144 tensor cores, and 36 ray tracing units. The L2 cache is 32MB.

Its base clock is 2,407 MHz and boost clock is 2,572 MHz. It comes with either 8GB or 16GB of GDDR7 memory running at 28 Gbps, with a 128-bit memory bus and 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth. Its FP32 performance is 23.70 TFLOPS, power consumption is 180W, with the 8GB version priced at $379 and the 16GB version at $429.

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Test Platform Configuration

Main specifications are as follows:

Processor: Core i5-12400F
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z790 Gaming X AX
Memory: 32GB DDR5-6000
Graphics Cards: GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Storage: ADATA XPG S40G
Operating System: Windows 10

04

Game Testing (RTX 5060 Ti vs GTX 1660 SUPER)

Seven games were tested below, all using 1080P graphics settings. In the following series of images, the left side represents the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB platform, and the right side represents the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB platform.

Game 1: Alan Wake 2

GTX 1660 SUPER: Avg FPS 33, Min FPS 26, Frame Time 26.9ms, CPU Usage 19%, CPU Power 33W, Temp 51°C, RAM 8.1GB, GPU Usage 96%, VRAM 5.1GB, GPU Power 127W, Temp 75°C
RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 70, Min FPS 51, Frame Time 14.1ms, CPU Usage 26%, CPU Power 39W, Temp 57°C, RAM 10.0GB, GPU Usage 97%, VRAM 6.3GB, GPU Power 128W, Temp 63°C

The RTX 5060 Ti has 2.1× the average FPS, 25 more min FPS, and 12ms lower frame time.

Game 2: Ghostwire: Tokyo

GTX 1660 SUPER: Avg FPS 38, Min FPS 27, Frame Time 27.6ms, CPU Usage 14%, CPU Power 29W, Temp 44°C, RAM 14.1GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 5.6GB, GPU Power 129W, Temp 73°C
RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 90, Min FPS 76, Frame Time 11.3ms, CPU Usage 23%, CPU Power 34W, Temp 57°C, RAM 13.8GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 6.4GB, GPU Power 134W, Temp 65°C

The RTX 5060 Ti delivers 2.4× the average FPS, 49 more min FPS, and 16ms lower frame time.

Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077

GTX 1660 SUPER: Avg FPS 43, Min FPS 33, Frame Time 20.0ms, CPU Usage 29%, CPU Power 41W, Temp 46°C, RAM 9.8GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 5.3GB, GPU Power 127W, Temp 70°C
RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 123, Min FPS 90, Frame Time 7.2ms, CPU Usage 59%, CPU Power 58W, Temp 64°C, RAM 10.7GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 6.1GB, GPU Power 136W, Temp 62°C

The RTX 5060 Ti offers 2.9× the average FPS, 57 more min FPS, and 13ms lower frame time.

Game 4: God of War

GTX 1660 SUPER: Avg FPS 52, Min FPS 50, Frame Time 21.2ms, CPU Usage 21%, CPU Power 35W, Temp 43°C, RAM 13.6GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 5.9GB, GPU Power 125W, Temp 77°C
RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 130, Min FPS 109, Frame Time 7.9ms, CPU Usage 43%, CPU Power 53W, Temp 69°C, RAM 13.8GB, GPU Usage 97%, VRAM 6.3GB, GPU Power 127W, Temp 64°C

The RTX 5060 Ti shows 2.5× the average FPS, 59 more min FPS, and 13ms lower frame time.

Game 5: Horizon Forbidden West

GTX 1660 SUPER: Avg FPS 30, Min FPS 25, Frame Time 34.3ms, CPU Usage 29%, CPU Power 46W, Temp 47°C, RAM 12.7GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM 5.2GB, GPU Power 114W, Temp 68°C
RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 84, Min FPS 63, Frame Time 10.1ms, CPU Usage 59%, CPU Power 61W, Temp 73°C, RAM 14.1GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM 6.3GB, GPU Power 134W, Temp 64°C

The RTX 5060 Ti achieves 2.8× the average FPS, 38 more min FPS, and 24ms lower frame time. GTX 1660 SUPER struggles with excessive latency.

Game 6: Starfield

GTX 1660 SUPER: Avg FPS 40, Min FPS 33, Frame Time 19.3ms, CPU Usage 39%, CPU Power 48W, Temp 52°C, RAM 12.2GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 4.3GB, GPU Power 114W, Temp 73°C
RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 121, Min FPS 85, Frame Time 7.5ms, CPU Usage 59%, CPU Power 58W, Temp 67°C, RAM 13.8GB, GPU Usage 97%, VRAM 6.8GB, GPU Power 117W, Temp 60°C

The RTX 5060 Ti delivers 3.0× the average FPS, 52 more min FPS, and 12ms lower frame time.

Game 7: The Last of Us Part II

GTX 1660 SUPER: Avg FPS 41, Min FPS 33, Frame Time 23.2ms, CPU Usage 50%, CPU Power 38W, Temp 50°C, RAM 15.9GB, GPU Usage 97%, VRAM 5.3GB, GPU Power 116W, Temp 71°C
RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 102, Min FPS 68, Frame Time 9.2ms, CPU Usage 86%, CPU Power 67W, Temp 70°C, RAM 15.3GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 8.7GB, GPU Power 120W, Temp 61°C

The RTX 5060 Ti reaches 2.5× the average FPS, 35 more min FPS, and 14ms lower frame time.

05

Comparison Conclusion

Overall, during the game testing, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti’s power consumption was roughly on par with the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, but its performance saw a massive improvement. Additionally, it consistently ran about 10°C cooler, demonstrating comprehensive and overwhelming advantages.

Moreover, the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER platform generally had frame times above 20ms, resulting in excessive latency that can no longer deliver smooth gameplay in mainstream titles, placing it on the verge of obsolescence.

Based on the test data, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti offers approximately 2.6 times the overall gaming performance of the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER. Upgrading from the latter to the former results in a substantial performance boost. This is the final conclusion of the article, provided for reference only.

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