NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super  vs  GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

90
Place in performance rating
not rated
58.74
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Turing
Architecture
Ampere
TU116
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
29 October 2019 (2 years ago)
Release date
1 September 2021 (less than a year ago)
$229
Launch price (MSRP)
$329
$798 (3.5x MSRP)
Price now
no data
27.51
Value for money
no data
Turing TU116
GPU code name
GA104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super  vs  GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1408
Pipelines
no data
1530 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1785 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
6,600 million
Transistor count
no data
12 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
125 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
157.1
Texture fill rate
199.0
1408
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3584
1785 MHz
Boost clock speed
1777 MHz
6,600 million
Number of transistors
17,400 million
125 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
170 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
229 mm
Length
242 mm
1x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
14000 MHz
Memory clock speed
15 GB/s
336.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
360.0 GB/s
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
+
G-SYNC support
no data
+
HDCP
no data
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

7.5
CUDA
8.6
+
Ansel
no data
+
NVENC
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.2
6.5
Shader Model
6.6
1.2
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 138 88 73 57 44 24
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 147 93.8 86 84.3 58.5 31.5
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 298 171 137 94.3 69.3 39
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 324.4 162.1 104.8 72.2 46 24.1
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 265 143 126 122 73.4 34.4
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

59.98% faster in synthetic tests

G-SYNC support

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 12 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (12 GB vs 6 GB)

More memory bandwidth (360.0 GB/s vs 336.0 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super versus GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

4.5 Out of 874 Hitesti Score
4.5 Out of 11 Hitesti Score