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EVGA GTX 1660 XC Ultra 6 GB Review

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Overclocking

GPU-Z Screenshot for Overclocked Graphics Card


With manual overclocking, maximum overclock of our sample is 2500 MHz on the memory (25% overclock) and +175 MHz to the GPU's base clock, which increases average GPU clock from 1941 MHz to 2101 MHz (8% overclock).

Memory overclocking seems artificially limited as the card will run perfectly fine at 2500 MHz all day and crash instantly when 2501 MHz gets set. Still, a 25% memory overclock is highly impressive.

Maximum Overclock Comparison
Avg. GPU ClockMax. Memory Clock
EVGA GTX 1660 XC Ultra2101 MHz2500 MHz
MSI GTX 1660 Gaming X2102 MHz2500 MHz
Palit GTX 1660 StormX2063 MHz2500 MHz
Zotac GTX 1660 TwinFan2066 MHz2400 MHz
Testing notes & interpretation
  • Overclocking results listed in this section are achieved with the default fan, power, and voltage settings as defined in the VGA BIOS. We choose this approach as it is the most realistic scenario for most users.
  • Each GPU (including each GPU of the same make and model) will overclock slightly differently based on random production variances.
  • The data in this table shows comparable overclocks, using identical conditions, from previous TechPowerUp reviews.

Overclocked Performance

Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven to evaluate the gains from overclocking.

Overclocked Performance Unigine Heaven

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 16.0%.
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