NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q 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 Max-Q
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- Around 45% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1408
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
- 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
| Launch date | 11 May 2021 vs 29 Oct 2019 |
| Pipelines | 2048 vs 1408 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm vs 12 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- 2.1x more core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 712 MHz
- Around 69% higher boost clock speed: 1785 MHz vs 1057 MHz
- 2.3x more texture fill rate: 157.1 GTexel/s vs 67.65 GTexel/s
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
| Core clock speed | 1530 MHz vs 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1785 MHz vs 1057 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 157.1 GTexel/s vs 67.65 GTexel/s |
| Maximum memory size | 6 GB vs 4 GB |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 12712 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 804 | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 62641 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 187.131 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 2548.187 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 15.882 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 117.673 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 901.388 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 17812 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3717 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3351 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 17812 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3717 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3351 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1278 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Code name | GA107 | TU116 |
| Launch date | 11 May 2021 | 29 Oct 2019 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | 223 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | |
| Type | Desktop | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1057 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 712 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 67.65 GFLOPS (1:64) | 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 4.329 TFLOPS (1:1) | 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 4.329 TFLOPS | 5.027 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 2048 | 1408 |
| Pixel fill rate | 33.82 GPixel/s | 85.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 67.65 GTexel/s | 157.1 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
| Transistor count | 6600 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Form factor | IGP | |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 176.0 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz, 11 Gbps effective | |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
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