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    GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    GeForce RTX 3060
    Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    GeForce RTX 3060
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Oct 2019
    GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      156%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060

    56% higher gaming performance.
    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 SUPER

    55 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3060 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce RTX 3060

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060

    The GeForce RTX 3060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (45 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3060GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    GPU NameGA106 (GA106-300-A1)vsTU116 (TU116-300-A1)
    Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size300 mm²vs284 mm²
    Transistors13,250 millionvs6,600 million
    Shaders3840vs1408
    Compute Units30vs22
    Core clock1627 MHzvs1530 MHz
    ROPs64vs48
    TMUs120vs88

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3060GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
    Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14 Gbps effective    		vs1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective
    Memory Size12288 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 3060GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    TDP180 wattsvs125 watts
    Release DateUNRELEASEDvs29 Oct 2019

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      118.50 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      85.68 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      222.20 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      157.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      336.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      336.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      14220.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      5020.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      68
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      128
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      142
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      131
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      62
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      101
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      108
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      158
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      71
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      152
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      123
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      153
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      101

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      64
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      97
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      107
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      101
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      69
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      85
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      105
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      55
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      37
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      100
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      114
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      57
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      20
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      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
      44
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      66
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

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