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Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

Performance Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

106%
106%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

276%
276%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is approximately 170% faster

Technical Specifications

SpecificationNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Graphics ProcessorDifferent
TU116
GA106
CoresDifferent
1408
2560
TMUsDifferent
88
80
ROPsDifferent
48
32
Memory SizeDifferent
6 GB
8 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR5
GDDR6
Bus WidthDifferent
192 bit
128 bit

Graphics Processor

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
GPU NameDifferent
TU116
GA106
GPU VariantDifferent
TU116-300-A1
GA106-150-KA-A1
ArchitectureDifferent
Turing
Ampere
FoundryDifferent
TSMC
Samsung
Process SizeDifferent
12 nm
8 nm
TransistorsDifferent
6,600 million
12,000 million
DensityDifferent
23.2M / mm²
43.5M / mm²
Die SizeDifferent
284 mm²
276 mm²
Chip PackageDifferent
BGA-2228
BGA-2713

Graphics Card

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Release DateDifferent
Mar 14th, 2019
Jan 4th, 2022
GenerationDifferent
GeForce 16
GeForce 30
PredecessorDifferent
GeForce 10
GeForce 20
SuccessorDifferent
GeForce 20
GeForce 40
Production
Active
Active
Launch PriceDifferent
219 USD
249 USD
Bus InterfaceDifferent
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
ReviewsDifferent
40 in our database
49 in our database
AvailabilityDifferent
N/A
Jan 27th, 2022

Clock Speeds

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Base ClockDifferent
1530 MHz
1552 MHz
Boost ClockDifferent
1785 MHz
1777 MHz
Memory ClockDifferent
2001 MHz8 Gbps effective
1750 MHz14 Gbps effective

Memory

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Memory SizeDifferent
6 GB
8 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory BusDifferent
192 bit
128 bit
BandwidthDifferent
192.1 GB/s
224.0 GB/s

Render Config

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Shading UnitsDifferent
1408
2560
TMUsDifferent
88
80
ROPsDifferent
48
32
SM CountDifferent
22
20
L1 CacheDifferent
64 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 CacheDifferent
1536 KB
2 MB
Tensor CoresDifferent
N/A
80
RT CoresDifferent
N/A
20

Theoretical Performance

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Pixel RateDifferent
85.68 GPixel/s
56.86 GPixel/s
Texture RateDifferent
157.1 GTexel/s
142.2 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)Different
10.05 TFLOPS (2:1)
9.098 TFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float)Different
5.027 TFLOPS
9.098 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)Different
157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
142.2 GFLOPS (1:64)

Board Design

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
LengthDifferent
229 mm9 inches
242 mm9.5 inches
HeightDifferent
111 mm4.4 inches
112 mm4.4 inches
WidthDifferent
35 mm1.4 inches
N/A
TDPDifferent
120 W
130 W
Suggested PSU
300 W
300 W
OutputsDifferent
1x DVI1x HDMI 2.01x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
Power Connectors
1x 8-pin
1x 8-pin
Board NumberDifferent
PG165 SKU 0
PG190 SKU 70

Graphics Features

FeatureNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
DirectXDifferent
12 (12_1)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
1.3
CUDADifferent
7.5
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
6.8

Comparison Summary

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Radeon RX Vega 56 Performance119%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 1070

GeForce GTX 1070 Performance115%

GeForce GTX 1070 is 15% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Performance109%

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 9% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Performance109%

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 9% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

GeForce GTX 980 Ti Performance103%

GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 3% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB Performance102%

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is 2% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Radeon RX Vega 56 Performance116%

Radeon RX Vega 56 is 16% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1070

GeForce GTX 1070 Performance112%

GeForce GTX 1070 is 12% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Performance106%

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 6% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Performance106%

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 6% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

GeForce GTX 980 Ti Performance101%

GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 1% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB Performance100%

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is 0% slower than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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