MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
• 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 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.530 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.807 GHz+ 2 % 1.875 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz 1.785 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  170 W 125 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  35 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 3
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x 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
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

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
  235 mm 280 mm
• Height
  124 mm 120 mm
• Width
  42 mm 41 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  675 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6G and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2019
• Release price
  399 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-N166SAORUS-6GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet