Is the GTX 1660 Super + Ryzen 5 2600 good enough to be a budget gaming PC in 2022?

The authors of the YouTube channel GameGangsta found out what performance in 1080p can be achieved in modern game projects.

provide a computer based on a Ryzen 5 2600 processor with a GTX 1660S video card. Discuss

While testing the build with Ryzen 5 2600 and GTX1660S experts launched 35 games. Among them were Counter Strike GO, RUST, Assassin's Creed Unity, Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, The Witcher 3, PUBG (Update 18.2), Apex Legends (Saviors Patch), Just Cause 4, Assassin's ;s Creed Odyssey, Need for Speed ​​Heat, Metro Exodus, Red Dead Redemption 2, DIRT 5, Doom Eternal, Horizon Zero Dawn, Squad, Mafia Definitive Edition, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Cyberpunk 2077, WRC 10, Hitman 3, Back 4 Blood, Days Gone, Deathloop, Forza Horizon 5, Far Cry 6, Battlefield 2042, God of War, Dying Light 2, Elden Ring, Sniper Elite 5, Stray, F1 2022. Games tested in Full resolution HD.

INCounter Strike GOat high graphics settings the average performance was 185.5 fps, in very rare events – 24 fps.

Grand theft auto vcame with an ultra-preset. The average frame rate here was 88 fps. In extremely rare events, performance dropped to 35 fps.

GamePUBG (Update 18.2)It also ran on ultra settings. The average performance in it was 63.5 fps, in very rare events – 28 fps.

Assassin's Creed Odysseycame with an ultra-high preset. On average, we managed to reach 45 fps here, in extremely rare events – 22 fps.

INDays gooneon a very high schedule we managed to get an average of 59.5 fps, and in very rare events – 26 fps.

Forza horizon 5I was running on Extreme settings. On average, we managed to get 44 fps here. In extremely rare events, performance dropped to 7 fps.

Far cry 6launched with an ultra preset. The average frame rate in this game was 64 fps, in very rare events – 19 fps.

INF1 2022at ultra-high graphics settings, the average performance was around 85 fps, and in extremely rare events – 18 fps.

You can see the rest of the test results in the video below.

Conclusion

In general, in all 35 game projects the averageThe frame rate of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and GTX 1660S was 72 fps. This build had the best average performance in Counter Strike GO (185.5 fps), and the worst – in Forza Horizon 5 (44 fps).

Gaming computer specifications:

  • CPUAMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.9GHz 16MB Cache Socket AM4;
  • motherboardASUS PRIME A520M-K A520 Soket AM4 DDR4 4600MHz (O.C.) M.2;
  • RAMGSKILL 16GB (2x8GB) RipjawsV DDR4 3600MHz CL16 Ram;
  • graphics cardMSI GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER AERO ITX OC 6GB GDDR6 192bit;
  • SSDIzoly 256GB Gaming Sata3 S280 550-520MB/s SSD;
  • HDD2TB Seagate Barracuda + 2TB WD Blue 7200RPM;
  • frameCorsair Carbide Spec-Delta RGB;
  • power unitCorsair CV550;
  • operating systemWindows 10 Pro.