GPU comparison with benchmarks

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo

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.

ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100

The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.78 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 9.10 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo is 81 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
Speed index
4/100
8/100
FP32
5.03 TFLOPS
9.10 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.79 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
125 W
130 W
Launch Price
229 $
249 $
184 pts
169 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU ChipTU116-300-A1GA106-150-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2220
Shader14082560
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units8880
Raytracing Cores--20
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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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
Base Clock1.530 GHz1.552 GHz
Boost Clock1.785 GHz1.777 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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo is 1.777 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
TDP125 W130 W
Tjunction max93 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo 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 & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--1 x 90 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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
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 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
Length145 mm168 mm
Height111 mm132 mm
Width--40 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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPERZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2019Q4/2022
Launch Price229 $249 $
Structure size12 nm8 nm
Part-no--ZT-A30500G-10L
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER was released in Q4/2019.

The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo published in Q4/2022 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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo +0.1 %

  1. 2,783
  2. 2,787

Port Royal (Raytracing) ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo +126.4 %

  1. 1,559
  2. 3,529

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,429

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. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 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)

  1. no data
  2. 5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER +11.1 %

  1. 20 fps (avg)
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 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) ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo +11.8 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo +9.1 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo +11.2 %

  1. 89 fps (avg)
  2. 99 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 ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo +4.8 %

  1. 63,244
  2. 66,254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 Solo +7.5 %

  1. 60,216
  2. 64,724

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