Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1027 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 3% better in Valorant than GeForce GTX 1660 - 631 vs 615 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 - €238.22 vs €417.25
- Up to 44% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce GTX 1660 - €0.38 vs €0.68 per FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for €417.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 112 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
631
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€238.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €238.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 112 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
90%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
---|---|---|
Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
GeForce 16 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$219 | MSRP | $249 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |