Can a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti run Blender?

Yes — with compromises

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti clears the minimum bar for Blender but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 1394 FPS at 1080p on high, and you will get a smoother result on the ultra preset.

1394FPS @ 1080p
864FPS @ 1440p
502FPS @ 4K

High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.

How the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti measures up

RequirementNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiMinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 20 Recommended
Video memory 6 GB 2 GB 8 GB Minimum
Ray tracing — Not supported Game has no RT N/A
Upscaling FSR Not supported N/A

Recommended settings

For 60 FPS at 1080p

Use the ultra preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.

At 1440p

Comfortable — around 864 FPS on high.

At 4K

Around 502 FPS on high — genuinely viable.

VRAM headroom

At 6GB you are under the 8GB this game recommends. Lower the texture setting one notch first — it costs the least visual quality per gigabyte saved.

How other cards handle Blender

Graphics cardTier1080p FPSvs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 C 1541 ▲ 147 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 C 1467 ▲ 73 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti C 1467 ▲ 73 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon R9 Fury X C 1394 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
Intel Arc A580 C 1394 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER C 1321 ▼ 73 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti run Blender?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti clears the minimum bar for Blender but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 1394 FPS at 1080p on high, and you will get a smoother result on the ultra preset.

What FPS will I get?

On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 1394 FPS at 1080p, 864 FPS at 1440p and 502 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.

What settings should I use?

Start at the ultra preset at 1080p.

Will my processor hold this back?

These figures assume a processor fast enough not to limit the card. If yours is older, run the bottleneck calculator — this title leans on the GPU, so a modest CPU deficit costs less.