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ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.82 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has 1408 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.82 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.11 TFLOPS.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.81 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.81 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.93 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 153 % faster than the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660.

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Speed index
4/100
11/100
FP32
5.11 TFLOPS
12.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.82 GHz
1.81 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
120 W
170 W
Launch Price
219 $
329 $
186 pts
258 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2228
Shader14083584
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units88112
Raytracing Cores--28
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The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size6 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock1.815 GHz1.807 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.79 GHz1.78 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has a turbo clock of 1.815 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.807 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
TDP120 W170 W
Tjunction max95 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 95 °C.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 100 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
Noise (Load)--35 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Length174 mm200 mm
Height121 mm123 mm
Width39 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is 39 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 39 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q1/2021
Launch Price219 $329 $
Structure size12 nm8 nm
Part-noPH-GTX1660-6GDUAL-RTX3060-12G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 was released in Q1/2019.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +64.7 %

  1. 2,464
  2. 4,059

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +250.0 %

  1. 1,460
  2. 5,110

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,195

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 56 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +43.9 %

  1. 41 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +73.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +69.6 %

  1. 56 fps (avg)
  2. 95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +69.2 %

  1. 78 fps (avg)
  2. 132 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +51.8 %

  1. 59,681
  2. 90,577

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +61.1 %

  1. 56,483
  2. 90,984

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