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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC vs GALAX GeForce GTX 1660

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC 24 GB GDDR6X · 1.89 GHz · 390 W Speed index 33/100

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC has 10496 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.89 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 39.67 TFLOPS.

GALAX GeForce GTX 1660
GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.79 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.79 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.03 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC is 689 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Speed index
33/100
4/100
FP32
39.67 TFLOPS
5.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.89 GHz
1.79 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6X
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
936 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
390 W
120 W
Launch Price
1,659 $
219 $

GPU

GPUASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU ChipGA102-300-A1TU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8222
Shader104961408
Render Output Units11248
Texture Units32888
Raytracing Cores82--
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 82 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Memory Size24 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR5
Memory Clock1.219 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed19.5 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth936 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit192 bit
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC is equipped with a 24 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.219 GHz clocks.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Base Clock1.395 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.890 GHz1.785 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.86 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC has a turbo clock of 1.890 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is 1.785 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
TDP390 W120 W
TDP (up)480 W--
Tjunction max93 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power3 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC has 3 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 95 mm1 x 75 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
Noise (Load)40-47 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDASUS Aura SyncNo LED lighting
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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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 ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
Length320 mm281 mm
Height140 mm124 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,810 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCGALAX GeForce GTX 1660
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q1/2019
Launch Price1,659 $219 $
Structure size8 nm12 nm
Part-noROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING60SRH7MD01BW
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC was released in Q4/2020.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 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 ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +340.9 %

  1. 10,779
  2. 2,445

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +879.8 %

  1. 14,188
  2. 1,448

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 5,727
  2. no data

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. 71 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 126 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 47 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +262.5 %

  1. 145 fps (avg)
  2. 40 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 ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +316.7 %

  1. 125 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +281.8 %

  1. 210 fps (avg)
  2. 55 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +189.6 %

  1. 223 fps (avg)
  2. 77 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 ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +263.2 %

  1. 213,362
  2. 58,747

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC +236.8 %

  1. 187,254
  2. 55,599

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