is 1660 super enough for the games in 2023?

[Guyoffthegrid]

I have a 1660 super, I wanted to ask if I would be able to run the new games coming out as of 2023. Like, will I be able to run resident evil 4 remastered or the upcoming cyberpunk liberty city. Or should I upgrade? and what graphics card should I upgrade to?

[.EteRnal.]

It has served me well. I play at 1080p High/Ultra and it runs 99% of the games I play without issue. I cannot speak on the games you listed since I don't play them but I would start considering an upgrade if you have the extra money and play at higher refresh rates. AMD and Intel have great affordable options that I am looking into. Though I wouldn't consider the Intel cards unless your MB and CPU support Re-sizable Bar and you enjoy tinkering.

TL:DR: If you like High/Ultra and play at high refresh rates start looking for an upgrade.

[Mailer]

Using a 1660 Super myself, I can't really give my opinion on any 2023 games other than Hi-Fi Rush, though Hi-Fi Rush is made by very talented people that know how to optimize a game. That game was perfectly stable at high to ultra settings, despite the recommended specs shooting a bit higher than the card we are discussing.

Comparatively, when I was playing in the Payday 3 closed beta I recall having to tone down the graphics to medium or so to achieve a steady 60fps at 1080p, plus V-Sync to get rid of tearing. But this comparison isn't very clean in that that game isn't done yet and has some optimization to go still.

My verdict currently is that the card is not gonna hold on much longer than currently, especially against games like Remnant 2 for example.
However, it was and is still a fantastic value 1080p card for playing games that have a couple of years or more on their legs.

As for where to upgrade next, you are in the same boat as many of us, recognizing that the Nvidia RTX 4000-series and the AMD 7000 series both kinda suck for value right now.

If you have any interest in Starfield I would maybe consider looking for a higher end RX 6000 card that comes bundled with it, but that's just what I've looked at initially.

[Karumati]

you should look for at least rtx3060 if you want to be somewhat comfortable.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

RTX 4070 is decent upgrade if you can afford it, GTX 1660 Super wont last much longer with new games, it`s not even minimum requirement with Starfield.

[☎need4naiim☎]

The prices is well higher than they deserve right now. I bought a MSI GTX970 (with a good base OC and cooling system) via $365 in 2015. Now what can we get with $365? I am not settling with a x60 once i upgrade. AND i am not giving $800-$850 for an x70Ti which i want to get.

Power Consumption is also very important and underestimated thing. Why are we getting cards with more TDP as years go by? The die sizes shrink, but those cards require more power to reach their potential. The system of GPU range/pricing system got absolutely corrupted regardless of technology we got later on. With the existence of miners, manufacturers learnt how to hide their stocks from market to SUSTAIN these swelled prices up there, so that pricing never comes to normal levels. There are several reports on this, not my "guesswork".

Why design those video cards with increased TDPs each year? This type of mentality also increases the prices for x70 range cards, x80 range cards and all other cards except the lowest tier (x30) which isn't for gaming community.

We don't need video cards with bulk in same tier of 80s Cassette Players, but we need to return those prices back to where it has been before mining craze. I don't care x90 range, (NVIDIA can design them as bulky as they can get) but pricing is affected in ALL ranges except the lowest one. That's where the problem persists since 2017 December.

[Karumati]

Originally posted by ☎need4naiim☎:

The prices is well higher than they deserve right now. I bought a MSI GTX970 (with a good base OC and cooling system) via $365 in 2015. Now what can we get with $365? I am not settling with a x60 once i upgrade. AND i am not giving $800-$850 for an x70Ti which i want to get.

Power Consumption is also very important and underestimated thing. Why are we getting cards with more TDP as years go by? The die sizes shrink, but those cards require more power to reach their potential. The system of GPU range/pricing system got absolutely corrupted regardless of technology we got later on. With the existence of miners, manufacturers learnt how to hide their stocks from market to SUSTAIN these swelled prices up there, so that pricing never comes to normal levels. There are several reports on this, not my "guesswork".

Why design those video cards with increased TDPs each year? This type of mentality also increases the prices for x70 range cards, x80 range cards and all other cards except the lowest tier (x30) which isn't for gaming community.

We don't need video cards with bulk in same tier with 80s Cassette Players, but we need to return those prices back to where it has been before mining craze. I don't care x90 range, (NVIDIA can design them as bulky as they can get) but pricing is affected in ALL ranges except the lowest one. That's where the problem persists since 2017 December.

tdp increases because manufacturers trying to push more performance out of the chip, which is a good thing

[☎need4naiim☎]

Originally posted by Karumati:

Originally posted by ☎need4naiim☎:

The prices is well higher than they deserve right now. I bought a MSI GTX970 (with a good base OC and cooling system) via $365 in 2015. Now what can we get with $365? I am not settling with a x60 once i upgrade. AND i am not giving $800-$850 for an x70Ti which i want to get.

Power Consumption is also very important and underestimated thing. Why are we getting cards with more TDP as years go by? The die sizes shrink, but those cards require more power to reach their potential. The system of GPU range/pricing system got absolutely corrupted regardless of technology we got later on. With the existence of miners, manufacturers learnt how to hide their stocks from market to SUSTAIN these swelled prices up there, so that pricing never comes to normal levels. There are several reports on this, not my "guesswork".

Why design those video cards with increased TDPs each year? This type of mentality also increases the prices for x70 range cards, x80 range cards and all other cards except the lowest tier (x30) which isn't for gaming community.

We don't need video cards with bulk in same tier with 80s Cassette Players, but we need to return those prices back to where it has been before mining craze. I don't care x90 range, (NVIDIA can design them as bulky as they can get) but pricing is affected in ALL ranges except the lowest one. That's where the problem persists since 2017 December.

tdp increases because manufacturers trying to push more performance out of the chip, which is a good thing

No, that SHOULD be the mentality for x90 and titan range GPUs, not others. But as i see it, they put more chips into single cards, increase TDP, increase pricing, hide stocks from market. So, what's the result?

<<The overpriced cards waiting on those shelves while there are news telling us "the new GPU line-up is coming well. The new monster is coming up with 900 TDP and 3x more performance than current flagship with a pricetag of $2000".>>

Of course, when the flagship is overloaded with such specs, the lower range cards also get price increases.

But who cares??? 👀

Even gamers here (except few) side with that above mentality which has corrupted the price/performance points after mining craze and major stock problems.

[Karumati]

Originally posted by ☎need4naiim☎:

Originally posted by Karumati:

tdp increases because manufacturers trying to push more performance out of the chip, which is a good thing

No, that SHOULD be the mentality for x90 and titan range GPUs, not others. But as i see it, they put more chips into single cards, increase TDP, increase pricing, hide stocks from market. So, what's the result?

The overpriced cards are waiting on those shelves while there are news telling us "the new GPU line-up is coming well. The new monster is coming up with 900 TDP and 3x more performance than current flagship with a pricetag of $2000".

Of course, when the flagship is overloaded with such specs, the lower range cards also get price increases.

But who cares??? 👀

Even gamers here (except few) side with that above mentality which has corrupted the price/performance points after mining craze and major stock problems.

currently best price/performance is used rtx3080

[Mr White]

Radeon RX 6750 12GB is good choice.

[FREEBIE FANTASY]

1660 super is actually pretty good. It has high VRAM performance featuring 336 gb per second memory bandwidth. The rtx 4060ti is only has 224 memory bandwidth and uses ai tricks to produce fake frames.

If you upgrade you just get buyer's remorse and a gimped GPU with marketing dlss bulldhit. Oh yeah, and you get ray tracing 🙄 yup GPUs suck right now unless you get AMD. It's still a waste of money though unless you get a free starfield.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

In my opinion, everyone should boycott the Nvidia 40 series...

[Karumati]

Originally posted by Wynters:

In my opinion, everyone should boycott the Nvidia 40 series...

and wait for 50 series, gotcha

[Cathulhu]

There still is AMD's offering and the upcoming Intel Arc Battlemage videocards.

[Karumati]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

There still is AMD's offering and the upcoming Intel Arc Battlemage videocards.

there is no way either of them will get flagship that is faster for gaming

[It's Chase]

The requirements for Cyberpunk are going up by a lot. For 1080p Ultra you'll need a 3080ti.

It was an ok card back when it released, but it didn't really age well in the long run. An RX 6600 or 3060 is really the lowest end GPU that's decent nowadays. Everything else is garbage.