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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 3407 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 26% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 660 - 111 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than GeForce GTX 660 - £173.98 vs £199.98
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 130 vs 140 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 8 vs 2 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Dual Silencer Graphics Card
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
36.29968343299332%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
58.059071729957815%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$229 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 660 or GeForce RTX 3050
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
73 FPS
£8.37/FPS
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£12.47/FPS
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8 GB, N/A Storage
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