GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce RTX 3060 is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only £60.00 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060

A much faster GPU for gaming
A slightly better value for money for gaming
Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 6 GB

Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Up to 24% cheaper – £189.99 vs £249.99
Consumes up to 26% less energy – 125 vs 170 Watts

GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£249.99

75%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

93%

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

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1837 MHz Boost, Ampere Architechture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G (rev. 2.0) Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD Rev2.0 Video Card

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Oct 29th, 2019

Average FPS

82%

Min 1% FPS

78%

Price, £

£189.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.34/FPS

100%

ZER-LON GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB Graphics Cards, GDRR6 192Bit PCIE 3.0X16 Computer Gaming Gpu, Dual Freeze Fans Video Card with HDMI/DP/DVI Ports Support 4K and 8K HD

ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EVO 6GB OC Edition GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card with Two Powerful Axial-tech Fans (DUAL-GTX1660S-O6G-EVO)

GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in My Games

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

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Oct 29th, 2019

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

100%

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Oct 29th, 2019

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

6048

69%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Memory

12 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

360 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

12.74 TFLOPS

100%

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Oct 29th, 2019

Memory

6 GB

50%

Memory Bandwidth

336 GB/s

93%

Pixel Fillrate

85.68 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

157.1 GTexel/s

79%

FP32

5.027 TFLOPS

39%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3060	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
General
Jan 12th, 2021	Release Date	Oct 29th, 2019
$329.00	MSRP	$229.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 16
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
170 W	Power Consumption	125 W
Memory
12 GB	Memory Size	6 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Memory Bus	192-bit
360 GB/s	Bandwidth	336 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
85.3 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	85.68 GPixel/s
199 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	157.1 GTexel/s
12.74 TFLOPS	FP32	5.027 TFLOPS