Gaming PC build GeForce GTX 1660 Super MSI Ventus XS OC 6GB, Ryzen R5 1600, 16GB performance review

According to the top 1000 recommended requirements for PC games a PC with a Ryzen R5 1600 processor, a GeForce GTX 1660 Super MSI Ventus XS OC 6GB graphics card and 16GB RAM is better performing than 750 games from that list. The main hardware in this PC puts the Ryzen R5 1600 as a bottleneck component. If this was upgraded then the system could increase the number of games it could run to 818 at recommended requirement.

The performance of these hardware components is best displayed in relation to the current most popular game, Cyberpunk 2077. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1660 Super MSI Ventus XS OC 6GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 63 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Cyberpunk 2077 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 126 FPS or the Medium returning 99 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 67 FPS and then Ultra gets 48 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Hitman 3 - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1660 Super MSI Ventus XS OC 6GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 48 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Hitman 3 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 97 FPS or the Medium returning 76 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 51 FPS and then Ultra gets 37 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Assassins Creed: Valhalla - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Assassins Creed: Valhalla in 1440p resolution with the GeForce GTX 1660 Super MSI Ventus XS OC 6GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 85 FPS, Medium setting: 73 FPS, High setting: 63 FPS, Ultra setting: 43 FPS.