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GeForce GTX 660 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 660 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 660

2 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

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GeForce GTX 660

2 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

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vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6839 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $229

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC, Gaming Graphics Card - NVIDIA RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6 Memory, 192-bit, 15 Gbps

ASUS Gaming Graphics Card - GeForce Dual RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6, RGB, LHR, Ray Tracing, DLSS

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 3050 days newer than GeForce GTX 660.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 660

Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 140 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 140% better in F1 22 than GeForce GTX 660 - 120 vs 50 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 12 vs 2 GB

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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

GeForce GTX 660

Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012

FPS

50

42%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

120

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.46/FPS

100%

Price, $

$294.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6839 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

GeForce GTX 660

Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

350

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

40

FPS

104

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

538

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

385

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

79

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 660

Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012

Pixel Fillrate

20.64 GPixel/s

24%

Texel Fillrate

82.56 GTexel/s

41%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 660	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Sep 6th, 2012	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 600	Generation	GeForce 30
$229	MSRP	$329
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Bus	192-bit
144.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
980 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
1032 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1502 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 660 or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

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STGAubron Gaming PC

118 FPS

$8.14/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$959.99

In Stock

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ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC

114 FPS

$7.24/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$824.99

In Stock

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Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC

116 FPS

$8.66/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,004.64

In Stock

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Centaurus Warlock 7 Gaming Desktop PC

120 FPS

$10/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

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Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC

116 FPS

$11.2/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299

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CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

119 FPS

$11.76/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399.99

In Stock

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC

114 FPS

$13.91/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,586.09

In Stock

Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC

120 FPS

$21.66/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-14900K

64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,599

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

117 FPS

$11.07/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-11600KF

16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,294.99

In Stock

ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC Image

ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC

116 FPS

$10.34/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.98

In Stock

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