MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC
vs
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC has the TU116-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is based on the graphics chip GA106-150-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC GPU ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
TU116-300-A1 GPU Chip GA106-150-A1
Turing Architecture Ampere
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
1408 Shader 2560
48 Render Output Units 48
88 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 20

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.552 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.807 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.78 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 130 W.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W.

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

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

204 mm Length 200 mm
128 mm Height 123 mm
42 mm Width 38 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
702 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q1/2019.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2022
219 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
39 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
42 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)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5
40 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
45 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)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5
30 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
39 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5
55 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
73 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC
6 GB GDDR5
77 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
101 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

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)

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