ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition vs KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 TU116-300-A1
• Execution units
  28 22
• Shader
  3584 1408
• Render Output Units
  64 48
• Texture Units
  112 88

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  12 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.530 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.912 GHz+ 7 % 1.785 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.882 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  170 W 120 W
• TDP (up)
  210 W+ 24 % --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Radial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 95 mm 1 x 75 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  32-34 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 3
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 3840x2160
• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  300 mm 281 mm
• Height
  134 mm 124 mm
• Width
  54 mm 41 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1123 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q1/2019
• Release price
  579 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  ROG-STRIX-RTX3060-O12G-GAMING 60SRH7MD01BK
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet