NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 82% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 1408
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 229.393 vs 187.131
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 16.561 vs 15.882
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 134.68 vs 117.673
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 May 2021 vs 29 Oct 2019
Pipelines 2560 vs 1408
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 229.393 vs 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 16.561 vs 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 134.68 vs 117.673
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3351

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 735 MHz
  • Around 72% higher boost clock speed: 1785 MHz vs 1035 MHz
  • Around 90% higher texture fill rate: 157.1 GTexel/s vs 82.80 GTexel/s
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12712 vs 10117
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 804 vs 497
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 62641 vs 57885
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2548.187 vs 2082.931
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 901.388 vs 599.217
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17812 vs 16098
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17812 vs 16098
  • 2.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1278 vs 469
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1530 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed 1785 MHz vs 1035 MHz
Texture fill rate 157.1 GTexel/s vs 82.80 GTexel/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 12712 vs 10117
PassMark - G2D Mark 804 vs 497
Geekbench - OpenCL 62641 vs 57885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2548.187 vs 2082.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 901.388 vs 599.217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17812 vs 16098
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17812 vs 16098
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1278 vs 469

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
10117
12712
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
497
804
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
57885
62641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
229.393
187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2082.931
2548.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.561
15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
134.68
117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
599.217
901.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16098
17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16098
17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
469
1278
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
PassMark - G3D Mark 10117 12712
PassMark - G2D Mark 497 804
Geekbench - OpenCL 57885 62641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 229.393 187.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2082.931 2548.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 16.561 15.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 134.68 117.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 599.217 901.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16098 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16098 17812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 469 1278

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA106 TU116
Launch date 11 May 2021 29 Oct 2019
Place in performance rating 276 223
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1035 MHz 1785 MHz
Core clock speed 735 MHz 1530 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 82.80 GFLOPS (1:64) 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 5.299 TFLOPS (1:1) 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 5.299 TFLOPS 5.027 TFLOPS
Pipelines 2560 1408
Pixel fill rate 49.68 GPixel/s 85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 82.80 GTexel/s 157.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 125 Watt
Transistor count 12000 million 6600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor IGP
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Length 9 inches (229 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
Width Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12.1
OpenCL 3.0 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 336.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6