Comparison

GTX 1660 vs RTX 3060

geforce gtx 1660
geforce rtx 3060

Release Date

2019

Release Date

2021

Retail Price

$ 220

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Retail Price

$ 269

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+22.3%

MSRP

219 $

MSRP

329 $

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+50.2%

Peformace

5454

Peformace

8739

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+60.2%

Video Memory

6 GB

Video Memory

12 GB

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+100.0%

Power Consumption

120 W

Power Consumption

170 W

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+41.7%

Is GTX 1660 better than RTX 3060?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 is slower than, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 by -60.2%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 1660 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 45.5, -11.6% lower than that of RTX 3060 51.4. Consuming 170 watts, RTX 3060 has better power consumption to peformance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption

GTX 1660 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3060's by -28.0%. Here is more in depth overview of the price and used prices of GTX 1660 Price History and RTX 3060 Price History