Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 670 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 201 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 12 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Up to 37% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - €179.99 vs €284.68
- Up to 30% better value when playing Dota 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 - €1.0 vs €1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
201
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.42/FPS
70%
Price, €
€284.68
63%
FPS Winner
Buy for €284.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14157 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
FPS
180
89%
Value, €/FPS
€1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€179.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14158 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
99%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
78%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
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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 |