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In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 1660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 1308 days newer than GeForce GTX 1660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 19% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GTX 1660 - 50 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
50
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
78%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
99%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $219 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1660 or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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