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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1027 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 198 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 - £173.98 vs £175.0
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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
Max
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66.36321195144724%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
90.51559516231698%
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 14th, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 16 |
| $249 | MSRP | $219 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1530 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1785 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2001 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GTX 1660
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
180 FPS
£3.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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180 FPS
£4.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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168 FPS
£5.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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181 FPS
£5.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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