GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 4 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 22 Feb 2019
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    116%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

16% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GPU NameGA106 (GA106-150-A1)vsTU116 (TU116-400-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
Die Size276 mm²vs284 mm²
Transistors13,250 millionvs6,600 million
Shaders2560vs1536
Compute Units20vs24
Core clock1552 MHzvs1500 MHz
ROPs48vs48
TMUs80vs96

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width128 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
TDP130 wattsvs120 watts
Release Date4 Jan 2022vs22 Feb 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    85.30 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    84.96 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    142.20 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    169.90 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    224.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    288.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    9098.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    5437.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    56
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    71
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    123
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    51
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    26
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    12

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    6
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    41
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)