Comparison

GTX 1660 vs RTX 3060

The RTX 3060 is 60.2% faster than GTX 1660 in synthetic benchmark and 2.8% more expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$281

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 289

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Value

19

Value

30

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3DMark Performace

5454

3DMark Performace

8739

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+60.2%

Video Memory

6 GB

Video Memory

12 GB

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+100.0%

Power Consumption

120W

Power Consumption

170W

Efficiency

45

Efficiency

51

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Release Date

2019

Release Date

2021

MSRP

219 $

MSRP

329 $

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+50.2%

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1660

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5500 XT4857
Radeon RX 6500 XT4973

AMD Equivalent to RTX 3060

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 66008158
Radeon RX 5700 XT9410
Radeon RX 6600 XT9707

Is GTX 1660 better than RTX 3060?

GTX 1660 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3060's. RTX 3060 offers 57.9% 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 3060 51. Consuming 170 watts, RTX 3060 has 13.3% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption