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GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

GeForce GTX 1660 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $219

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Key Differences

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 15% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 1660 - 90 vs 78 FPS
  • Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 - 8 vs 6 GB
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019


FPS

78

86%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022


FPS

90

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Logo
GeForce GTX 1660

Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

85.68 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

157.1 GTexel/s

78%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
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 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Mar 14th, 2019Release Date
Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce 16GenerationGeForce 30
$219MSRPNot Available
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
192-bitBus128-bit
192.1 GB/sBandwidth
240 GB/s
1530 MHz
Base Clock Speed1320 MHz
1785 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1777 MHz
2001 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1875 MHz

Builds Using GeForce GTX 1660 or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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