The GeForce GTX 1660 is a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's €188.70 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1660
- Up to 65% cheaper – €101.29 vs €289.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 29% less energy – 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 6 GB
GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 1660
Mar 14th, 2019
Average FPS
77
86%
Min 1% FPS
40
82%
Price, €
€101.29
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.31/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Oct 12th, 2022
Average FPS
90
100%
Min 1% FPS
49
100%
Price, €
€289.99
34%
Value, €/FPS
€3.22/FPS
41%
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GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 1660
Mar 14th, 2019
Memory
6 GB
75%
Memory Bandwidth
192.1 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
79%
FP32
5.027 TFLOPS
39%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Oct 12th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
240 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 1660 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| $219.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
120 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Memory | ||
| 6 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
85.68 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| 157.1 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 199 GTexel/s |
| 5.027 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.74 TFLOPS |
