NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  TU116 GA106-300-A1
• Execution units
  1408 28
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  88 112

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.53 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.785 GHz 1.777 GHz

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

• TDP
  120 W 170 W

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  3 4
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  1x DisplayPort 1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1x DVI --

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

• Max. resolution
  3840x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12.1 12_2

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

• Length
  229 mm 245 mm
• Width
  111 mm 40 mm
• Height
  35 mm 119 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Structure size
  12 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2021