ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI
vs
Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI and the Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and has 1536 texture shaders and 24 execution units.

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI GPU Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
TU116-400-A1 GPU Chip GA106-150-A1
Turing Architecture Ampere
24 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
1536 Shader 2560
48 Render Output Units 48
96 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 20

Memory

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

6 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.500 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
12.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
288 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI clocks in the base with up to 1.500 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is 1.552 GHz.

1.500 GHz Base Clock 1.552 GHz
1.800 GHz Boost Clock 1.777 GHz
1.77 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus has a TDP of 130 W (Reference) and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 130 W (Reference)
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 80 mm Fan 1 1 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus supports a maximum of 4 screens.

3 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
2x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
1x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI is 205 mm long, 123 mm high and 46 mm wide.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is 170 mm long, 125 mm high and -- wide.

205 mm Length 170 mm
123 mm Height 125 mm
46 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 279 $ (Reference).

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 249 $ (Reference).

TUF-GTX1660TI-6G-GAMING Part-no NE63050019P1-190AE
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2022
279 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus
8 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus
8 GB GDDR6
41 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus
8 GB GDDR6
18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus
8 GB GDDR6
44 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

Popular comparisons

1. ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
2. ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI
3. ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6600 XT ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI vs PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6600 XT
4. ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI Palit GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GameRock ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI vs Palit GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GameRock
5. ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI
6. ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI
7. ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 TI OC 6G ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 TI OC 6G
8. ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GAMING X
9. ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1660 TI ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1660 TI vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 TI


back to index
Facebook
Twitter