NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GTX 1660 RTX 3060 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Price $ 220.0 $ 329.0 109 (50%)
Year 2019 2021 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 61C 77C 16 (26%)
Max Fan Noise 45.6dB 46dB 0.4 (1%)
Recommended Power Supply 470W 550W 80 (17%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz ($369.89) Intel Core i9-10900K ($590)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 85.9 FPS 124.3 FPS 38.4 (45%)
Average 1440p Performance 63.5 FPS 92.0 FPS 28.5 (45%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 54.3 FPS 78.9 FPS 24.6 (45%)
Average 4K Performance 38.0 FPS 55.4 FPS 17.4 (46%)
Memory 6 GB 8 GB 2 (33%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 2.6 $ 2.7 0.1 (4%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 3.5 $ 3.6 0.1 (3%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 4.1 $ 4.2 0.1 (2%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 5.8 $ 5.9 0.1 (2%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Overall Combination Score 89/100 88/100 1 (1%)
Our Verdict: The RTX 3060 is faster by 45% for 1440p gaming. However, GTX 1660 is still capable of producing more than 60 frames per second. For 1080p games, upgrading from GTX 1660 to RTX 3060 is not worth it if targeting 60 frames per second.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

The good news is, with the release of the GTX 1660 Ti, the GTX 1660 's price is getting more discount. NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Turing graphics card inside the GTX 1660, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

The GTX 1660 is much more cheaper than the GTX 1060 6GB as it costs $ 220. Compare this to the GTX 1060 6GB, which came originally at a price of $ 254. Meanwhile, the closest equivalent card is the which costs. Spec for spec, this GTX 1660 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 1060 6GB, by boasting 28.2 % more fps.

Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 1660 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 1060 6GB and it really justifies an upgrade. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Need For Speed: Heat, Far Cry 6, Just Cause 4, Resident Evil 4 at 63 fps to 69 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 66 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Spider-Man Remastered, Death Stranding, F1 2019, Far Cry New Dawn at 62 fps to 66 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Overwatch 2, Valorant at 61 fps to 129 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 95 fps.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

The RTX 3070 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest Ampere set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the RTX 3060 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 329. The good news is, with the release of the RTX 3060 Ti, the RTX 3060 's price is getting more discount.

NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Ampere graphics card inside the RTX 3060, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Spec for spec, this RTX 3060 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RTX 2060, by boasting 15.3 % more fps.

The RTX 3060 has 8 GB RAM compared to the RTX 2060 's 6 GB video memory. In our synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 3060 blows past the RTX 2060, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER and, amazingly, even the RTX 2070 as well.

Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, RX 5700, the RTX 3060 was 10.3 % faster. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RTX 3060 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RTX 2060, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER and it really justifies an upgrade.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play A Plague Tale: Requiem, Dead Space, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, God of War, Metro Exodus at 68 fps to 69 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 68 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Baldur's Gate 3, Armored Core VI, Battlefield 2042, Watch Dogs: Legion, Anthem at 65 fps to 70 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 67 fps.

For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Strange Brigade, Fallout 76, Spider-Man Remastered, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Forza Horizon 4 at 61 fps to 70 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 65 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
61
68.7
89
99.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
42
46.9
61
67.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
36
40.6
53
58.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
28
31.2
40
45.3
2023 Forspoken
32
36.2
47
52.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
25
28.1
36
40.8
2023 Dead Space
42
46.9
61
67.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
50
55.6
72
80.6
2023 Armored Core VI
50
55.6
72
80.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
22
25.0
32
36.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
45
50.0
65
72.5
2023 Remnant II
25
28.1
36
40.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
33
37.5
48
54.3
2023 Atomic Heart
33
37.5
48
54.3
2023 Starfield
16
18.7
24
27.2
2022 Elden Ring
48
53.4
65
72.8
2022 God of War
45
50.6
62
69.0
2022 Overwatch 2
84
94.1
115
128.3
2022 F1 22
50
56.2
73
81.5
2022 Dying Light 2
47
53.1
69
77.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
47
53.1
69
77.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
78
87.5
114
126.8
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
56
62.5
81
90.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
46
51.2
62
69.8
2021 Halo Infinite
35
39.1
47
53.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
64
72.1
88
98.3
2021 Hitman 3
64
71.8
93
104.2
2021 Far Cry 6
60
66.8
87
96.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
65
73.1
95
106.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
66
73.7
96
106.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
37
41.3
52
58.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
24
27.0
33
37.0
2020 Valorant
162
181.0
227
253.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
63
71.0
89
99.0
2020 Death Stranding
73
82.0
103
115.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
48
53.4
66
74.0
2020 Godfall
71
79.8
100
112.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
37
41.3
52
58.0
2019 Apex Legends
81
90.3
126
140.0
2019 Anthem
52
58.2
78
87.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
76
85.3
115
128.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
93
104.2
139
155.0
2019 Metro Exodus
41
46.5
62
69.0
2019 World War Z
70
78.0
125
139.0
2019 Gears of War 5
64
72.0
90
100.0
2019 F1 2019
81
90.4
113
126.0
2019 GreedFall
73
81.4
102
114.0
2019 Borderlands 3
51
57.2
72
80.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
99
110.0
137
153.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
38
42.4
53
59.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
59
66.5
83
93.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
95
106.2
142
158.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
39
44.3
61
68.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
66
74.4
97
108.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
63
70.2
95
106.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
79
87.8
115
128.0
2018 Fallout 76
105
117.0
134
149.0
2018 Hitman 2
81
91.1
104
116.0
2018 Just Cause 4
60
67.1
91
102.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
65
72.3
99
110.0
2018 Strange Brigade
104
116.1
145
162.0
2018 Battlefield V
83
92.8
121
135.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
57
64.4
84
94.0
2017 Destiny 2
111
123.7
162
181.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
63
71.1
94
105.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
79
87.8
116
129.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
83
92.9
133
148.0
2017 For Honor
111
123.9
169
188.0
2017 Project CARS 2
79
87.8
119
133.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
95
106.3
144
161.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
66
73.4
88
98.0
2016 Battlefield 1
97
108.3
136
152.0
2016 Overwatch
122
136.4
180
200.0
2016 Dishonored 2
57
64.0
87
97.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
75
83.7
110
123.0
2015 Rocket League
325
361.4
517
575.0
2015 Need For Speed
90
100.2
144
160.0
2015 Project CARS
86
96.1
131
146.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
168
187.0
234
261.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
223
247.8
354
394.0
2009 League of Legends
418
464.6
666
740.0

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
40
50.0
58
72.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
27
34.4
39
49.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
24
31.2
36
45.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
18
23.7
27
34.4
2023 Forspoken
18
23.7
27
34.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
16
20.0
23
29.0
2023 Dead Space
24
31.2
36
45.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
36
45.0
52
65.2
2023 Armored Core VI
36
45.0
52
65.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
14
17.5
20
25.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
27
34.4
39
49.8
2023 Remnant II
14
18.7
21
27.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
22
28.1
32
40.8
2023 Atomic Heart
21
26.9
31
38.9
2023 Starfield
13
16.9
19
24.5
2022 Elden Ring
33
42.1
46
57.5
2022 God of War
34
43.5
47
59.3
2022 Overwatch 2
64
80.9
88
110.3
2022 F1 22
27
34.4
39
49.8
2022 Dying Light 2
27
34.4
39
49.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
30
37.5
43
54.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
50
62.5
72
90.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
32
40.6
47
58.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
35
44.0
48
60.0
2021 Halo Infinite
28
35.2
38
48.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
38
47.9
52
65.3
2021 Hitman 3
40
51.2
59
74.3
2021 Far Cry 6
40
50.0
58
72.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
41
51.8
60
75.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
38
48.1
55
69.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
28
35.8
40
50.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
18
23.7
26
33.0
2020 Valorant
118
148.0
165
207.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
44
55.6
62
78.0
2020 Death Stranding
50
63.6
71
89.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
30
38.0
42
53.0
2020 Godfall
42
53.4
59
74.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
30
38.5
43
54.0
2019 Apex Legends
53
67.2
84
105.0
2019 Anthem
36
46.1
56
70.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
52
66.2
80
100.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
56
70.2
83
104.0
2019 Metro Exodus
28
36.1
43
54.0
2019 World War Z
45
56.9
80
101.0
2019 Gears of War 5
41
52.2
58
73.0
2019 F1 2019
51
64.0
71
89.0
2019 GreedFall
47
58.8
65
82.0
2019 Borderlands 3
32
40.1
44
56.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
63
79.2
88
111.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
27
34.6
38
48.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
41
52.2
58
73.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
49
61.9
82
103.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
28
35.1
40
51.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
41
51.8
60
76.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
37
46.8
57
72.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
59
74.4
84
106.0
2018 Fallout 76
62
77.7
92
116.0
2018 Hitman 2
47
59.4
60
75.0
2018 Just Cause 4
39
49.6
59
74.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
40
50.6
60
75.0
2018 Strange Brigade
64
80.8
90
113.0
2018 Battlefield V
59
74.4
83
104.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
40
51.0
59
74.0
2017 Destiny 2
84
106.2
123
154.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
43
54.3
63
79.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
45
57.3
65
82.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
53
67.1
84
105.0
2017 For Honor
57
72.3
86
108.0
2017 Project CARS 2
49
61.9
74
93.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
76
96.1
115
144.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
48
60.8
65
82.0
2016 Battlefield 1
64
81.0
96
121.0
2016 Overwatch
75
94.2
108
136.0
2016 Dishonored 2
43
54.8
65
82.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
47
59.4
71
89.0
2015 Rocket League
123
154.9
193
242.0
2015 Need For Speed
61
77.4
96
121.0
2015 Project CARS
58
73.3
87
109.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
96
121.0
135
169.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
165
206.5
258
323.0
2009 League of Legends
206
258.1
323
404.0

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
43
57.4
67
89.0
2019 Anthem
28
38.1
43
57.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
41
54.2
61
81.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
42
56.1
63
84.0
2019 Metro Exodus
23
31.5
34
46.0
2019 World War Z
36
48.0
65
86.0
2019 Gears of War 5
34
45.6
48
64.0
2019 F1 2019
42
56.0
59
78.0
2019 GreedFall
33
44.4
47
62.0
2019 Borderlands 3
24
32.6
34
45.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
51
67.7
71
94.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
23
30.3
31
42.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
34
45.6
48
64.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
36
47.9
63
83.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
24
32.2
34
46.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
33
43.8
47
63.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
28
38.0
45
60.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
50
65.8
72
95.0
2018 Fallout 76
48
64.4
72
96.0
2018 Hitman 2
38
50.6
47
63.0
2018 Just Cause 4
30
40.3
45
60.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
30
40.0
45
60.0
2018 Strange Brigade
50
66.8
70
93.0
2018 Battlefield V
46
61.3
66
88.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
33
44.7
48
64.0
2017 Destiny 2
64
85.4
93
123.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
34
45.6
50
66.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
35
47.2
51
68.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
46
60.8
72
95.0
2017 For Honor
44
58.0
66
87.0
2017 Project CARS 2
46
60.7
69
91.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
71
94.5
107
141.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
44
58.0
60
80.0
2016 Battlefield 1
51
67.2
76
101.0
2016 Overwatch
58
76.4
83
110.0
2016 Dishonored 2
39
52.5
59
78.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
35
47.1
53
70.0
2015 Rocket League
92
121.6
144
190.0
2015 Need For Speed
52
69.0
82
108.0
2015 Project CARS
50
66.8
76
100.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
71
94.7
100
132.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
159
209.9
250
329.0
2009 League of Legends
146
193.3
229
302.0

3840x2160

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
26
37.5
38
54.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
15
21.9
22
31.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
15
21.9
22
31.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
12.5
12
18.1
2023 Forspoken
7
11.2
11
16.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
10.0
10
14.5
2023 Dead Space
8
12.5
12
18.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
25.0
25
36.2
2023 Armored Core VI
17
25.0
25
36.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
8.1
8
11.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
18.7
19
27.2
2023 Remnant II
6
9.4
9
13.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
13.7
13
19.9
2023 Atomic Heart
11
16.9
17
24.5
2023 Starfield
7
11.2
11
16.3
2022 Elden Ring
16
24.0
22
32.7
2022 God of War
23
33.8
32
46.1
2022 Overwatch 2
42
61.1
58
83.3
2022 F1 22
17
25.0
25
36.2
2022 Dying Light 2
17
25.0
25
36.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
19
28.1
28
40.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
30
43.7
44
63.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
17
25.0
25
36.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
23
34.1
32
46.5
2021 Halo Infinite
16
24.2
23
33.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
21
30.8
29
42.0
2021 Hitman 3
21
31.2
31
45.3
2021 Far Cry 6
18
26.9
27
38.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
19
28.1
28
40.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
21
31.2
31
45.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
16
24.2
23
34.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
13
18.7
18
26.0
2020 Valorant
90
128.7
125
180.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
20
29.7
28
41.0
2020 Death Stranding
27
38.6
37
54.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
13
19.9
19
28.0
2020 Godfall
17
25.4
24
35.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
17
25.3
24
35.0
2019 Apex Legends
28
40.1
42
60.0
2019 Anthem
17
25.1
25
37.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
24
35.1
37
53.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
24
34.6
36
52.0
2019 Metro Exodus
15
22.7
23
34.0
2019 World War Z
22
32.8
41
59.0
2019 Gears of War 5
23
33.0
32
46.0
2019 F1 2019
28
40.7
39
57.0
2019 GreedFall
16
24.2
23
34.0
2019 Borderlands 3
14
20.9
20
29.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
33
47.3
46
66.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
22.0
21
31.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
23
33.0
32
46.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
19
27.6
36
52.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
17
25.1
24
35.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
21
30.1
29
42.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
16
24.2
27
39.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
33
48.5
49
70.0
2018 Fallout 76
29
42.6
44
63.0
2018 Hitman 2
24
35.1
30
43.0
2018 Just Cause 4
18
25.8
26
38.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
24.2
25
36.0
2018 Strange Brigade
30
44.0
42
61.0
2018 Battlefield V
28
40.1
42
60.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
22
32.6
32
46.0
2017 Destiny 2
37
53.5
53
77.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
21
30.9
31
45.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
21
31.0
30
44.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
32
46.5
50
72.0
2017 For Honor
25
36.1
37
54.0
2017 Project CARS 2
36
51.6
53
77.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
56
80.5
84
121.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
33
47.6
46
66.0
2016 Battlefield 1
31
44.6
48
69.0
2016 Overwatch
34
48.6
49
70.0
2016 Dishonored 2
30
43.4
45
65.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
20
28.7
29
42.0
2015 Rocket League
50
72.3
79
113.0
2015 Need For Speed
36
51.6
56
80.0
2015 Project CARS
36
51.6
53
77.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
39
56.1
54
78.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
130
185.8
203
291.0
2009 League of Legends
72
103.2
113
162.0
GTX 1660 vs RTX 3060 with i7-8700K vs Core i9-10900K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 1660 vs RTX 3060 with i7-8700K vs Core i9-10900K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 1660 vs RTX 3060 with i7-8700K vs Core i9-10900K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / i7-8700K

It is clear that the GTX 1660 is a significantly more capable high-end card that can play AAA titles at 1080p/1440p with 50-60 frames per second. The price/performance ratio is excellent for GTX 1660 against the competition in budget mid-range cards. In terms of memory, the GTX 1660 's 6144 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. With regards to max load temperature, the GTX 1660 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / Core i9-10900K

It is worth noting that the RTX 3060 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. In terms of memory, the RTX 3060 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. 4K gaming is joyous on this RTX 3060 , and with a little tweaking to your AA settings, it'd be hard to imagine a title not capable of 60 fps on average.
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GTX 1660 vs RTX 3060 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
Length9 inches 229 mm242 mm 9.5 inches
Outputs1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 12-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP120 W170 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
Boost Clock1785 MHz1777 MHz
GPU Clock1530 MHz1320 MHz
Memory Clock2001 MHz 8004 MHz effective1875 MHz 15 Gbps effective

Graphics Card

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 16GeForce 30
Launch Price219 USD329 USD
ProductionActiveActive
Release DateMar 14th, 2019Jan 12th, 2021

Graphics Features

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
DirectX12.0 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL1.22.0
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.26.5
Vulkan1.1.961.2.140

Graphics Processor

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
ArchitectureTuringAmpere
Die Size284 mm²276 mm²
GPU NameTU116GA106
GPU VariantTU116-300-A1 GA106-300-A1
Process Size12 nm8 nm
Transistors6,600 million13,250 million

Memory

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
Bandwidth192.1 GB/s 360.0 GB/s
Memory Bus192 bit 192 bit
Memory Size6144 MB8192 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6

Render Config

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
ROPs4864
SM Count2228
Shading Units14083584
TMUs88112

Theoretical Performance

GTX 1660 RTX 3060
FP16 (half) performance10,053 GFLOPS (2:1)12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float) performance5,027 GFLOPS 12.74 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Pixel Rate85.68 GPixel/s113.7 GPixel/s
Texture Rate157.1 GTexel/s 199.0 GTexel/s
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What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

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Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

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Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

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What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

Are you getting sudden frame drops? you might have a bottleneck.
What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

For some games, you can still enjoy great garphics at lower frame rates.
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