Choosing your video card has always been one of the biggest hurdles when it comes to assembling a PC. Among the companies that have always put us in front of a wide range of possibilities, there is undoubtedly MSI, which this year – in a broad sense – does not discount anyone. And here comes the new MSI GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X,  a mid-range gem that redefines this concept, promising more than satisfactory performance.

Packaging

The video card box is medium in size, giving due importance to both aesthetics and the more practical function of coating and protection of the product. Once the box is opened we are greeted by an MSI package containing a small comic, the manual and the driver CD. The inner lining is soft and at the same time reinforced to avoid unpleasant tossing, and also includes a cover at the top. Finally we find ourselves unwrapping the MSI GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X , covered by a last protective plastic bag.

Design

Massive and aggressive, this video card features two TorX 3.0 fans , and more precisely it is the Twin Frozr 7 cooling system . But be careful, the fact that it is compact does not mean that it is also large or heavy: the thickness of the Gaming X is only 4 cm and it is 12.7 cm deep, while the weight of our jewel is only 872 grams. Then present an 8-pin connector , an HDMI 2.0b port , and three DisplayPort 1.4 . To give color to everything, here are the RGB LEDs, which will always be possible to customize using Mystic Light, the appropriate software.

Specifications

Architecture (GPU): Turing TU116
CUDA Core: 1536
TextureUnit: 96
Freq. Base: 1500 MHz
Freq. GPU Boost: 1770 MHz
Memory: 6GB GDDR6 12Gbps
Bus: 192-bit
Bandwidth: 288.1 GB / s
ROPs: 48
L2 cache: 1.5 MB

Performance

The performance of the card is excellent, nothing to say about that. After the tests carried out with latest production titles, the GTX 1660 manages to keep up without problems even by running them at maximum quality, making it perfect for most of the genres currently in vogue. Clearly, in some cases, it will be necessary to sacrifice a few fps for a better screen rendering. With this balance, we can attest that with the MSI GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X we are faced with one of the best proposals ever as regards the mid-range.

Price

As always happens, the price of these gems fluctuates depending on the retailer. On Amazon the card is currently offered at € 397.00, but it is possible, looking around, to run into even more advantageous prices, which can even reach € 340.00. Onerous only up to a certain point, it goes without saying that the value for money of the GTX 1660, providing valid performance combined with very little noise and the low risk of overheating, is certainly excellent for this 2019.