Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1660 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1027 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 81 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Up to 18% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - €179.99 vs €219.99
- Up to 13% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than GeForce RTX 3050 - €2.37 vs €2.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
81
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.72/FPS
87%
Price, €
€219.99
81%
FPS Winner
Buy for €219.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5340 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
FPS
76
93%
Value, €/FPS
€2.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€179.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5341 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
90%
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 |