Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 670 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 25% better in Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 95 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1660 - €318.0 vs €326.19
- Up to 22% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 1660 - €3.35 vs €4.29 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 12 vs 6 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €326.19 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
95
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€318
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €318 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
78%
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
99%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
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Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
GeForce 16 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$219 | MSRP | $329 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |