NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

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 Ti  vs  GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q.

105
Place in performance rating
not rated
51.95
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Turing
Architecture
Ampere
TU116
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
22 February 2019 (2 years ago)
Release date
4 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
$279
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$894 (3.2x MSRP)
Price now
no data
22.22
Value for money
no data
Turing TU116
GPU code name
GN20-E3 GA106
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti  vs  GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 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.

1536
Pipelines
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1500 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1770 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
6,600 million
Transistor count
no data
12 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
120 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
169.9
Texture fill rate
153.8
1536
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3840
1770 MHz
Boost clock speed
1283 MHz
6,600 million
Number of transistors
13,250 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
100 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
229 mm
Length
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1x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
no data
Laptop size
large

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 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6192 MB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
12000 MHz
Memory clock speed
12 GB/s
288.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
264.0 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

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 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
No outputs
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HDMI
no data

Technologies

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

no data
CUDA
8.6

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 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
no data
Vulkan
1.2
no data
Shader Model
6.5
no data
OpenCL
2.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 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 Ti or GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 309 166 98 66 45 24
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 278 161 142 118 81.7 41.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
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 Ti

59.93% faster in synthetic tests

More memory bandwidth (288.0 GB/s vs 264.0 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 12 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (6192 MB vs 6 GB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q?

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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti versus GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

4.3 Out of 696 Hitesti Score
3.7 Out of 65 Hitesti Score