Comparison

GTX 1660 vs RTX 3050

The RTX 3050 is 13.8% faster than GTX 1660 in synthetic benchmark and 40.7% less expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$280

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 199

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Value

19

Value

31

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3DMark Performace

5454

3DMark Performace

6205

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+13.8%

Video Memory

6 GB

Video Memory

8 GB

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+33.3%

Power Consumption

120W

Power Consumption

130W

Efficiency

45

Efficiency

48

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Release Date

2019

Release Date

2022

MSRP

219 $

MSRP

249 $

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+13.7%

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1660

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5500 XT4857
Radeon RX 6500 XT4973

AMD Equivalent to RTX 3050

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX Vega 566776

Is GTX 1660 better than RTX 3050?

GTX 1660 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3050's. RTX 3050 offers 63.2% better value fo money.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 1660 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 45, lower than that of RTX 3050 48. Consuming 130 watts, RTX 3050 has 6.7% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption