GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming

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The GeForce GTX 1660 is a slightly slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1660

Consumes up to 8% less energy – 120 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050

A slightly faster GPU for gaming
Up to 33% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 6 GB

GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce GTX 1660

Mar 14th, 2019

Average FPS

93%

Min 1% FPS

91%

Price, £

Out of Stock

Value, £/FPS

Not Available

All items are out of stock.

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£165.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.99/FPS

100%

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 96-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1470MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

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)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1500MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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£174.61

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 EAGLE Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1777MHz Core Clock, 1x DP 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050EAGLE-8GD

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE V2 OC 6GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce GTX 1660

Mar 14th, 2019

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce GTX 1660

Mar 14th, 2019

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

5444

87%

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

6225

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce GTX 1660

Mar 14th, 2019

Memory

6 GB

75%

Memory Bandwidth

192.1 GB/s

86%

Pixel Fillrate

85.68 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

157.1 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

5.027 TFLOPS

55%

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Memory

8 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

224 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

66%

Texture Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

91%

FP32

9.098 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce GTX 1660	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3050
General
Mar 14th, 2019	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
$219.00	MSRP	$249.00
GeForce 16	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
120 W	Power Consumption	130 W
Memory
6 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Memory Bus	128-bit
192.1 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
85.68 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	56.86 GPixel/s
157.1 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	142.2 GTexel/s
5.027 TFLOPS	FP32	9.098 TFLOPS