NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop (Mobile) - 45 W vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop (Mobile) - 45 W and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (Mobile) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
• GPU Chip
  GA107 TU116-300-A1
• Execution units
  16 22
• Shader
  2048 1408
• Render Output Units
  40 48
• Texture Units
  64 88

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

• Memory Size
  4 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.5 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop (Mobile) - 45 W and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.065 GHz+ 50 % 1.530 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.343 GHz+ 27 % 1.860 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  45 W+ 29 % 120 W
• TDP (up)
  60 W+ 20 % --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop (Mobile) - 45 W and MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G.

• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  -- 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 3
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  -- 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4b 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 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
  -- 247 mm
• Height
  -- 127 mm
• Width
  -- 46 mm
• Width (Slots)
  -- 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 845 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING X 6G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop (Mobile) - 45 W.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q1/2019
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  8 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet