NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | TU116 | GA106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | TU116-300-A1 | — |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 13,250 million |
| Die size | 284 mm² | 276 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 14th, 2019 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 10 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 20 | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Launch price | 219 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 40 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1530 MHz | 817 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1785 MHz | 1282 MHz |
| Memory clock | 2001 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1408 | 3840 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 88 | 120 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| SM count | 22 | 30 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 1536 KB | 3 MB |
| Tensor cores | — | 120 |
| RT cores | — | 30 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 85.68 GPixel/s | 61.54 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 157.1 GTexel/s | 153.8 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1) | 9.846 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5.027 TFLOPS | 9.846 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 157.1 GFLOPS (1:32) | 153.8 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 35 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 120 W | 60 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | PG165 SKU 0 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 12th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| gpu.details.availability | — | Feb 2nd, 2021 |
| Generation | — | GeForce 30 Mobile |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 20 Mobile |
| Production | — | Active |
| Interface | — | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
