So according to my findings, no, 1600 series Nvidia GPUs are not significantly better than everything else.
And that is not a claim I ever made. I was pointing out that lunos advice and outlook on things was very one sided to his situation and when you take into account the price of the cards the 1660Ti is a much better choice as a way to get into mining without breaking the bank. I was referring to the price/performance ratio and the payback times involved. No matter what algo you pick, the payback on the 2080 makes it a horrible choice for mining and I stand by that statement.
Not true at all according to whattomine . If your mining at 10 cent watt rate as an average home miner mining ethereum at 30 hashrate at 70 watts and if you use the 2080 rtx to mine zcoin at 3.6 hash rate at 150w. The 2080 rtx actually has a faster pay off period. About 1376 days to payback 1660 ti for $289 for the evga gaming edtion or 1344 payback for the top of the line $780 dollar for evga xc gaming edition. Even faster payoff if you choose the cheaper 2080 rtx gigabytes at $730 (1258 days)
So now you gota ask yourself. What has better resale value, what's more future proof, Would you rather be stuck with some 1660 ti or stuck with a 2080 rtx. I think the answer is quite clear that the 2080 rtx is the most superior cost effect mining card to date.
If i bought a 1660 ti I would have major buyers remorse I could have bought a better card like a 2080 rtx and have faster ROI
To me the 2070 is the Best Buy , it has the power of a 1080ti , etc cores and $300 newly less than a 2080 rtx