GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GTX 1660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660
2019
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
30.28

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms GTX 1660 by a whopping 155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking18611
Place by popularity39not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.208.29
Power efficiency17.3011.74
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU116GA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 March 2019 (5 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 481% better value for money than RTX 3090 Ti.

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 cores140810752
Core clock speed1530 MHz1560 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz1860 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1625.0
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS40 TFLOPS
ROPs48112
TMUs88336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm336 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2001 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.1 GB/s1,008 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

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
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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 30.28
RTX 3090 Ti 77.08
+155%

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 11669
RTX 3090 Ti 29703
+155%

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 21064
RTX 3090 Ti 69481
+230%

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 14164
RTX 3090 Ti 53110
+275%

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 81755
RTX 3090 Ti 246319
+201%

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 570753
+1.2%
RTX 3090 Ti 564087

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 HD83
−173%
227
+173%
1440p49
−202%
148
+202%
4K26
−319%
109
+319%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.648.81
1440p4.4713.51
4K8.4218.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 71
−208%
219
+208%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−143%
150−160
+143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
−171%
160
+171%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−146%
240−250
+146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
−64.4%
120−130
+64.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
−247%
201
+247%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−73.5%
110−120
+73.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−149%
190−200
+149%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−49.7%
240−250
+49.7%
Hitman 3 69
−87%
120−130
+87%
Horizon Zero Dawn 306
+11.3%
270−280
−11.3%
Metro Exodus 144
−7.6%
150−160
+7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 112
−9.8%
120−130
+9.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−217%
300−350
+217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+47.4%
150−160
−47.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 123
−28.5%
150−160
+28.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
−229%
138
+229%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−146%
240−250
+146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
−268%
173
+268%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−73.5%
110−120
+73.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−149%
190−200
+149%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−49.7%
240−250
+49.7%
Hitman 3 67
−92.5%
120−130
+92.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
+4.4%
270−280
−4.4%
Metro Exodus 113
−37.2%
150−160
+37.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 79
−55.7%
120−130
+55.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110
−203%
300−350
+203%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−164%
160−170
+164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 214
+39%
150−160
−39%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−143%
150−160
+143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
−232%
123
+232%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 49
−145%
120−130
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
−280%
152
+280%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−73.5%
110−120
+73.5%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−152%
240−250
+152%
Hitman 3 59
−119%
120−130
+119%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
−196%
270−280
+196%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
−251%
300−350
+251%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
−239%
193
+239%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
−348%
130
+348%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81
−51.9%
120−130
+51.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−191%
160−170
+191%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−143%
110−120
+143%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−188%
90−95
+188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
−300%
108
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
−141%
80−85
+141%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
−333%
104
+333%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−140%
80−85
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−55.7%
270−280
+55.7%
Hitman 3 39
−190%
110−120
+190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 67
−203%
200−210
+203%
Metro Exodus 59
−108%
120−130
+108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
−240%
220−230
+240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−260%
140−150
+260%
Watch Dogs: Legion 187
−28.3%
240−250
+28.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
−130%
120−130
+130%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−193%
85−90
+193%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−188%
65−70
+188%
Hitman 3 21
−229%
65−70
+229%
Horizon Zero Dawn 63
−259%
220−230
+259%
Metro Exodus 44
−191%
120−130
+191%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
−394%
173
+394%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−247%
65−70
+247%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
−387%
73
+387%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
−206%
50−55
+206%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−430%
53
+430%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Forza Horizon 4 50
−190%
140−150
+190%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
−250%
120−130
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−483%
70
+483%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−242%
85−90
+242%

This is how GTX 1660 and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 173% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 202% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 319% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 is 47% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 483% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • RTX 3090 Ti is ahead in 68 tests (94%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.28 77.08
Recency 14 March 2019 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 450 Watt

GTX 1660 has 275% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 154.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 in performance tests.


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