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2019/05/18 13:07:50 (permalink)
I have a brand new GTX 1660 and I noticed something weird, since I'm not an expert at all I need some confirmation or clarifications about it. 
 
When I play any game, let's say Destiny for example it shows that is only using 2gb out of the 6gb, when I check temps and other details with programs like speccy it shows this:  
 
Is this normal or something is not working properly with the 1660?
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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 13:16:49 (permalink)
    Have you tried GPU-Z to see what it shows?

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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 13:22:21 (permalink)
    Downloaded GPU-Z and it shows this.

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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 13:27:41 (permalink)
    Welp that shows 6GB ram.. so destiny dont need all 6GBs of your card or you need to turn up some settings in the game to use more vram.

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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 13:29:48 (permalink)
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    Welp that shows 6GB ram.. so destiny dont need all 6GBs of your card or you need to turn up some settings in the game to use more vram.

    Oh I see, thanks for the clarification. One last thing, I know the 1660 ti is better but overall the 1660 is a good card for gaming?
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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 13:53:06 (permalink)
    What resolution are you playing @ 1080p or 1440 ?
     
    Look at the Sensor tab while playing it will show utilization & other useful things
     
     

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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 14:00:34 (permalink)
    That 1600 card is made for 1080 screen res. You dont want to use it for 1440. Not enough vram to keep the frame rate up.

    From reviews I dont think the ti version is that much faster.

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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 18:09:22 (permalink)
    Yeah I'm using 1080p, for now is doing its job in terms of gaming with the highest settings. 
     
    Thanks for the help guys.
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    Re: GTX 1660 doubts 2019/05/18 18:25:36 (permalink)
    Happy to Help ... Enjoy
     
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