1. Introduction2. MSI GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X 6G3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy (1080p, 1440p, 4K)5. Battlefield V (1080p, 1440p, 4K)6. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (1080p, 1440p, 4K)7. Far Cry 5 (1080p, 1440p, 4K)8. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (1080p, 1440p, 4K)9. Middle Earth: Shadow of War (1080p, 1440p, 4K)10. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (1080p, 1440p, 4K)11. Clock Speed12. Temperatures13. Acoustics14. Power Consumption15. Overclocking: 3DMark and Games16. Overclocking: Thermals, Acoustics, Power17. Closing Thoughts18. View All Pages

Here, we take a further look at the impact of our overclock, looking at the increased temperatures, acoustics and power draw.

Temperatures

Acoustics

Power consumption

Overview

Despite the impressive real-world gains we saw from overclocking the Gaming X, the card hardly suffered as a result. The core only ran 2C hotter at 66C – still an excellent temperature – and noise levels increased by a single decibel. Bearing in mind how quiet the Gaming X is in the first place, you can still hardly tell that the card is actually running.

Lastly, power consumption did rise – but only by 11W, bringing total power draw up to 191W at the wall. This is still less than GTX 1070 and RTX 2060, despite this card performing almost on par with the 2060 when overclocked.

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