GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GTX 660

Place in the ranking	438	212
Place by popularity	81	66
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.40	no data
Power efficiency	5.13	24.19
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK106	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 September 2012 (12 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.

no data

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 cores	960	2560
Core clock speed	980 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	82.56	82.80
Floating-point processing power	1.981 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	48
TMUs	80	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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 size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	192.0 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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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 660 10.43

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.35
+153%

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 660 4011

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10128
+153%

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 660 5040

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+165%

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 HD	47 −57.4%	74 +57.4%
1440p	16−18 −163%	42 +163%
4K	10−12 −180%	28 +180%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.87	no data
1440p	14.31	no data
4K	22.90	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +0%	62 +0%
Elden Ring	80 +0%	80 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	128 +0%	128 +0%
Metro Exodus	84 +0%	84 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +0%	98 +0%
Valorant	121 +0%	121 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Dota 2	102 +0%	102 +0%
Elden Ring	104 +0%	104 +0%
Far Cry 5	75 +0%	75 +0%
Fortnite	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	105 +0%	105 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 +0%	94 +0%
Metro Exodus	62 +0%	62 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 +0%	39 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	79 +0%	79 +0%
World of Tanks	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35 +0%	35 +0%
Dota 2	113 +0%	113 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90 +0%	90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	112 +0%	112 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	41 +0%	41 +0%
Elden Ring	36 +0%	36 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 +0%	41 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
World of Tanks	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +0%	61 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	81 +0%	81 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Dota 2	44 +0%	44 +0%
Elden Ring	19 +0%	19 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	44 +0%	44 +0%
Metro Exodus	21 +0%	21 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Dota 2	54 +0%	54 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	34 +0%	34 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

This is how GTX 660 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 57% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 163% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 180% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.43	26.35
Recency	6 September 2012	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 152.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.