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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1027 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 1660
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 83 vs 78 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 - £159.99 vs £200.00
- Up to 25% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 1660 - £1.93 vs £2.56 per FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 6GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition Graphics Card
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
83
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£159.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
91%
GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$219 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce GTX 1660 or GeForce RTX 3050
With selected game settings
66 FPS
£10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£695
In Stock
68 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£679.99
In Stock
66 FPS
£9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£629
In Stock
48 FPS
£37.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
6 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,785.46
In Stock
57 FPS
£15.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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£899.99
In Stock
67 FPS
£13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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