GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
22.87

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking246236
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.02no data
Power efficiency26.1321.64
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU116GA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores15362048
Core clock speed1140 MHz712 MHz
Boost clock speed1335 MHz1057 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate128.267.65
Floating-point processing power4.101 TFLOPS4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs4840
TMUs9664
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.87
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.67
+3.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814
RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+3.5%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 17439
RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+22.5%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 31845
RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+143%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 13355
RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+17.4%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 63086
RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+43%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 306910
RTX 3050 Mobile 580370
+89.1%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD78
−19.2%
93
+19.2%
1440p45−50
−11.1%
50
+11.1%
4K31
−6.5%
33
+6.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.94no data
1440p5.09no data
4K7.39no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−186%
106
+186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+7.7%
50−55
−7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−92.3%
75
+92.3%
Battlefield 5 88
+12.8%
75−80
−12.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70
+45.8%
45−50
−45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−124%
83
+124%
Far Cry 5 92
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−3.3%
60−65
+3.3%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−2.2%
140−150
+2.2%
Hitman 3 45−50
−4.4%
45−50
+4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−2.8%
110−120
+2.8%
Metro Exodus 120
+48.1%
80−85
−48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+48.4%
60−65
−48.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−2%
100−105
+2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−4%
50−55
+4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−59%
62
+59%
Battlefield 5 84
+7.7%
75−80
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+37.5%
45−50
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−64.9%
61
+64.9%
Far Cry 5 77
+40%
55−60
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−3.3%
60−65
+3.3%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−2.2%
140−150
+2.2%
Hitman 3 45−50
−4.4%
45−50
+4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−2.8%
110−120
+2.8%
Metro Exodus 95
+17.3%
80−85
−17.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+19.4%
60−65
−19.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−59.7%
123
+59.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−2%
100−105
+2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
−23.8%
50−55
+23.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−35.9%
53
+35.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+4.2%
45−50
−4.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−64.9%
61
+64.9%
Far Cry 5 54
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−2.2%
140−150
+2.2%
Hitman 3 45−50
−4.4%
45−50
+4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 79
−35.4%
107
+35.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−37.7%
106
+37.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−27.5%
65
+27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+38%
71
−38%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+16.1%
60−65
−16.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−81.8%
40
+81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−114%
30
+114%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−3.1%
130−140
+3.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−66%
78
+66%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−60.5%
69
+60.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−59.2%
78
+59.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−3.1%
130−140
+3.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−2.6%
35−40
+2.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
−88.9%
34
+88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−3.4%
120−130
+3.4%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−41.9%
44
+41.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−100%
24
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−66.7%
45
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−90%
19
+90%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 19% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 11% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 6% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 67% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 186% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 14 tests (19%)
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 53 tests (74%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.87 23.67
Recency 23 April 2019 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 25% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile.


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