Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
83
49
39
22
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
74
59
41
21
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
125
89
63
27
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
69
60
42
21
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
43
34
24
12
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
49
41
30
21
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
38
28
21
12
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
40
38
20
10
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
73
66
46
21
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High6693
1080p Ultra5275
1440p Ultra3655
4K Ultra1929
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
5320
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy55978326
Solar Bay1795037029
Port Royal15074708
Fire Strike1483220182
Night Raid6055971905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
67761
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur119.1 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection64.8 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.58 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.28 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.37 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.88 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching300.1 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8599.6 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
10161
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark477589
DirectX 1187 fps110 fps
DirectX 1239 fps58 fps
GPU Compute3717 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
54.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)310 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase289.4 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)257.9 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1225.1 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 21359 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2199 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1509.12932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 23, 2019 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU116 (N18E-G0) GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 1455 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1590 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 1536 3840
TMUs 96 120
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 24 30
Ray Tracing Cores No 30
Tensor Cores No 120
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 76 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 153 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.9 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 6.6 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 23.24 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
288 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

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