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$322.15
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
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$145.42
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660 Ti on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 690 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 40% better in Metro Exodus than GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - 49 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - 12 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- Up to 55% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $145.42 vs $322.15
- Up to 37% better value when playing Metro Exodus than GeForce RTX 3060 - $4.15 vs $6.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.57/FPS
63.16590563165906%
Price, $
$322.15
45%
FPS 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
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
FPS
35
71.42857142857143%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145.42
100%
Value Winner
ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti EVO OC Edition Graphics Card (PCIe 3.0, 6GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4, Space-Grade Lubricant, Compact Design, GPU Tweak II)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Desktop • Feb 22nd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
84.96 GPixel/s
99.60140679953106%
Texel Fillrate
169.9 GTexel/s
85.37688442211055%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 22nd, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 16 |
| $329 | MSRP | $279 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1770 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
39 FPS
$21.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
$26.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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44 FPS
$26.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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46 FPS
$27.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
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40 FPS
$39.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
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43 FPS
$23.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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46 FPS
$48.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
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43 FPS
$27.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
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46 FPS
$30.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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28 FPS
$28.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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