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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $219
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MSRP in USD: $219
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper 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 3060 is 670 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 44% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 49 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 12 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - £175.0 vs £246.99
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
99.5564892623716%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
78.94472361809045%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 14th, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 16 |
| $329 | MSRP | $219 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1530 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1785 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2001 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 1660
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
46 FPS
£21.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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46 FPS
£18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
£20.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
£26.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
£20.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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47 FPS
£23.82/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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46 FPS
£21.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
£29.62/FPS
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
£20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
£25.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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