MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 TU116-400-A1
• Execution units
  28 24
• Shader
  3584 1536
• Render Output Units
  64 48
• Texture Units
  112 96

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 1.5 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 288 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.807 GHz+ 2 % 1.875 GHz+ 6 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  170 W 130 W+ 8 %
• 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 6G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 90 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 v1.4a
• 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 MSI Mystic Light

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 247 mm
• Height
  124 mm 127 mm
• Width
  42 mm 46 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  675 g 869 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 TI GAMING X 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 Q1/2019
• Release price
  399 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet