GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Dec 2020
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 22 Feb 2019
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    197%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

97% 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

80 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (50 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GPU NameGA104 (GA104-200-A1)vsTU116 (TU116-400-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
Die Size392 mm²vs284 mm²
Transistors17,400 millionvs6,600 million
Shaders4864vs1536
Compute Units38vs24
Core clock1410 MHzvs1500 MHz
ROPs80vs48
TMUs152vs96

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce GTX 1660 Ti
TDP200 wattsvs120 watts
Release Date1 Dec 2020vs22 Feb 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    133.20 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    84.96 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    253.10 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    169.90 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    448.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    288.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    16200.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    5437.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    83
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    160
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    191
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    169
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    171
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    104

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    116
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    119
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    97

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    196
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    47
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    176
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    206
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    102

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    168
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    69
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    125
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    146
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    132
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    53
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    126
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    87
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    112
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    136
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    73
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    44
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    70
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    131
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    105
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    73

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    122
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    63
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    12

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    75
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    82
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    26
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    72
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    74
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    25
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    13

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    38
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    16

FPS (higher is better)