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GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 424 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 424 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1660 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 670 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1660

  • Up to 66% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - €101.29 vs €296.81
  • Up to 34% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce RTX 3060 - €3.75 vs €5.71 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 93% better in Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 52 vs 27 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 12 vs 6 GB
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019


FPS

27

52%

Value, €/FPS

€3.75/FPS

100%

Price, €

€101.29

100%

Value Winner

Palit Grafikkarte GeForce GTX 1660 StormX - 6 GB GDDR5

Buy for 101.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 423 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

52

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.71/FPS

66%

Price, €

€296.81

34%

FPS Winner

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 424 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

85.68 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

157.1 GTexel/s

79%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo

GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

Mar 14th, 2019Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 16GenerationGeForce 30
$219
MSRP$329
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
192-bitBus192-bit
192.1 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
1530 MHz
Base Clock Speed1320 MHz
1785 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1777 MHz
2001 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1875 MHz

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