Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile. 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 | 92 53 45 27 | 83 49 39 22 |
The Witcher 3 | 89 73 51 28 | 74 59 41 21 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 143 100 71 34 | 125 89 63 27 |
Far Cry 6 | 75 66 51 25 | 69 60 42 21 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 49 40 29 14 | 43 34 24 12 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 59 50 35 23 | 49 41 30 21 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 47 34 25 13 | 38 28 21 12 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 49 45 26 10 | 40 38 20 10 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 82 73 52 25 | 73 66 46 21 |
| 1080p High | 76 | 66 |
| 1080p Ultra | 59 | 52 |
| 1440p Ultra | 43 | 36 |
| 4K Ultra | 22 | 19 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 6227 | 5597 |
| Solar Bay | 30015 | 17950 |
| Port Royal | 3542 | 1507 |
| Fire Strike | 15972 | 14832 |
| Night Raid | 74372 | 60559 |
| Background Blur | 110.4 frames/s | 119.1 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 64.4 frames/s | 64.8 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.87 Gpix/sec | 2.58 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.76 Gpix/sec | 3.28 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.89 Gpix/sec | 3.37 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.81 Gpix/sec | 0.88 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 270.9 Gpix/sec | 300.1 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 9339.7 fps | 8599.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 918 | 477 |
| DirectX 11 | 91 fps | 87 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 59 fps | 39 fps |
| GPU Compute | 6528 Ops/s | 3717 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 393.8 fps | 310 fps |
| Car Chase | 361.9 fps | 289.4 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 294.2 fps | 257.9 fps |
| T-Rex | 1381.8 fps | 1225.1 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1974.1 fps | 1359 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 286.3 fps | 199 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2081.3 | 1509.1 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 27, 2022 | April, 23, 2019 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Codename | GA106 | TU116 (N18E-G0) |
| Price | 249 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1552 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1777 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 80 | 96 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 20 | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 20 | No |
| Tensor Cores | 80 | No |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 1536 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 57 Gpix/sec | 76 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 142 GTex/s | 153 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 9.1 TFLOPS | 4.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 130 W | 80 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Transistor Size | 276 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistor count | 12 billion | 6.6 billion |
| Transistor density | 43.48 MTr/mm² | 23.24 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 MB/s | 12000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | No |
Results
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Survey
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Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider