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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 1308 days newer than GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 1660
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 19% better in Starfield than GeForce GTX 1660 - 32 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
32
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
79%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $219 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce GTX 1660 or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
With selected game settings
1 FPS
£1763.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
6 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,763.42
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8 FPS
£112.50/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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£899.99
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