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NVIDIA logo GeForce RTX 3060
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 1660

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 logo
General information GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce GTX 1660
Launched Q4 2022 Q1 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 6144 MB 25 %
Core Clock 1320 MHz 13.7 % 1530 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1912 MHz 0 % 1860 MHz 2.7 %
Effective Clock 15000 MHz 0 % 8002 MHz 46.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 W 0 % 120 W 29.4 %
Length 323 mm 0 % 280 mm 13.3 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Frame Sync G-Sync G-Sync
Performance GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce GTX 1660
Overall Score 64751 0 % 54971 15.1 %
Future Proof 90 % 0 % 65 % 27.8 %
Benchmark Score 41927 0 % 30218 27.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 975.9 0 % 775 20.6 %
Average DirectX performance 110 FPS 0 % 91 FPS 17.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 187.1 FPS 0 % 174.6 FPS 6.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 79.4 FPS 0 % 61.8 FPS 22.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 108 FPS 0 % 79.4 FPS 26.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 65.5 FPS 0 % 48.1 FPS 26.6 %
Graphic card computing 8276.8 operations/s 0 % 5131.4 operations/s 38 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce GTX 1660.

Average frames per second GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce GTX 1660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 155.0 FPS 127.7 FPS
High settings 278.9 FPS 229.8 FPS
Medium settings 334.7 FPS 275.8 FPS
Low settings 468.6 FPS 386.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce GTX 1660.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce GTX 1660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.0 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 196.3 FPS 166.0 FPS
Medium settings 235.5 FPS 199.2 FPS
Low settings 329.7 FPS 278.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.4 %
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