Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 81 46 37 22 | 107 67 53 36 |
 The Witcher 3 | 72 59 42 21 | 115 96 69 37 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 122 86 59 24 | 170 126 92 45 |
 Far Cry 6 | 65 57 42 21 | 88 78 63 32 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 41 34 24 12 | 61 50 38 19 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 50 42 30 19 | 76 66 46 31 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 36 29 22 10 | 58 46 34 17 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 41 36 22 n/a | 62 59 32 14 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 68 62 43 21 | 102 91 66 32 |
| 1080p High | 64 | 93 |
| 1080p Ultra | 50 | 75 |
| 1440p Ultra | 36 | 55 |
| 4K Ultra | 18 | 29 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 5443 | 8326 |
| Solar Bay | 18090 | 37029 |
| Port Royal | 1457 | 4708 |
| Fire Strike | 14194 | 20182 |
| Night Raid | 66156 | 71905 |
| Background Blur | 107.7 frames/s | 153.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 58.6 frames/s | 90 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.07 Gpix/sec | 4.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.61 Gpix/sec | 5.77 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3 Gpix/sec | 4.35 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.77 Gpix/sec | 1.01 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 301.7 Gpix/sec | 385.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 8078.5 fps | 12770 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 776 | 589 |
| DirectX 11 | 79 fps | 110 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 48 fps | 58 fps |
| GPU Compute | 5157 Ops/s | 5759 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 355.8 fps | 537.5 fps |
| Car Chase | 317.5 fps | 465 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 282.1 fps | 398.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 1281.3 fps | 1964.8 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1549.9 fps | 2748.7 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 258.3 fps | 256.8 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1714.8 | 2932.7 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | March, 14, 2019 | January, 12, 2021 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Codename | TU116 | GA106 (GN20-E3) |
| Price | 219 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1530 MHz | 816-1387 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1785 MHz | 1283-1703 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1408 | 3840 |
| TMUs | 88 | 120 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 22 | 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 | 86 Gpix/sec | 62-82 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 157 GTex/s | 154-204 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 5 TFLOPS | 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 120 W | 60-140 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 284 mm² | 300 mm² |
| Transistor count | 6 billion | 13.25 billion |
| Transistor density | 21.13 MTr/mm² | 44.17 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2001 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | 12000-14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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