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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.79 GHz · 125 W Speed index 4/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has 1408 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.79 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.03 TFLOPS.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.50 GHz · 70 W Speed index 6/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.50 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.91 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is 37 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Speed index
4/100
6/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
6.91 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.50 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
168 GB/s
TDP
125 W
70 W
Launch Price
229 $
179 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1GA107-325-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2218
Shader14082304
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units8872
Raytracing Cores--18
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 18 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Memory Size6 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s168 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit96 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB has a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.042 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.500 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER has a turbo clock of 1.785 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is 1.500 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
TDP125 W70 W
Tjunction max93 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 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 93 °C.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Length145 mm201 mm
Height111 mm120 mm
Width--37 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2019Q1/2024
Launch Price229 $179 $
Structure size12 nm8 nm
Part-no--DUAL-RTX3050-6G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in Q4/2019.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB published in Q1/2024 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +28.4 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 2,168

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB +75.2 %

  1. 1,559
  2. 2,731

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,176

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)

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +13.1 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 55,894

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +6.6 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 56,504

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